# HG changeset patch
# Parent 7d259468cff07b10e8b52242464d259342d7eba7
diff --git a/Tools/scripts/patchcheck.py b/Tools/scripts/patchcheck.py
--- a/Tools/scripts/patchcheck.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/patchcheck.py
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@ def normalize_whitespace(file_paths):
 
 @status("Docs modified", modal=True)
 def docs_modified(file_paths):
-    """Report if any files in the Docs directory."""
-    for path in file_paths:
-        if path.startswith("Doc"):
-            return True
-    return False
+    """Report if any file in the Doc directory has been changed."""
+    return bool(file_paths)
 
 @status("Misc/ACKS updated", modal=True)
 def credit_given(file_paths):
@@ -72,14 +69,18 @@ def reported_news(file_paths):
 
 def main():
     file_paths = changed_files()
-    # PEP 7/8 verification.
-    normalize_whitespace(file_paths)
+    python_files = [fn for fn in file_paths if fn.endswith('.py')]
+    c_files = [fn for fn in file_paths if fn.endswith(('.c', '.h'))]
+    docs = [fn for fn in file_paths if file_paths.startswith('Doc')]
+    special_files = {'Misc/ACKS', 'Misc/NEWS'} & set(file_paths)
+    # PEP 8 whitespace rules enforcement.
+    normalize_whitespace(python_files)
     # Docs updated.
-    docs_modified(file_paths)
+    docs_modified(docs)
     # Misc/ACKS changed.
-    credit_given(file_paths)
+    credit_given(special_files)
     # Misc/NEWS changed.
-    reported_news(file_paths)
+    reported_news(special_files)
 
     # Test suite run and passed.
     print()