diff --git a/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/cudadrv/driver.py b/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/cudadrv/driver.py
index b45483d3f..5d781b1bb 100644
--- a/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/cudadrv/driver.py
+++ b/numba_cuda/numba/cuda/cudadrv/driver.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import importlib
 import numpy as np
 from collections import namedtuple, deque
+from uuid import UUID
 
 
 from numba.cuda.cext import mviewbuf
@@ -536,11 +537,10 @@ def from_identity(self, identity):
             if d.get_device_identity() == identity:
                 return d
         else:
-            errmsg = (
-                "No device of {} is found. "
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"No device of {identity} is found. "
                 "Target device may not be visible in this process."
-            ).format(identity)
-            raise RuntimeError(errmsg)
+            )
 
     def __init__(self, devnum):
         result = driver.cuDeviceGet(devnum)
@@ -551,8 +551,6 @@ def __init__(self, devnum):
         if devnum != got_devnum:
             raise RuntimeError(msg)
 
-        self.attributes = {}
-
         # Read compute capability
         self.compute_capability = (
             self.COMPUTE_CAPABILITY_MAJOR,
@@ -562,20 +560,13 @@ def __init__(self, devnum):
         # Read name
         bufsz = 128
         buf = driver.cuDeviceGetName(bufsz, self.id)
-        name = buf.split(b"\x00")[0]
+        name = buf.split(b"\x00", 1)[0]
 
         self.name = name
 
         # Read UUID
         uuid = driver.cuDeviceGetUuid(self.id)
-        uuid_vals = tuple(uuid.bytes)
-
-        b = "%02x"
-        b2 = b * 2
-        b4 = b * 4
-        b6 = b * 6
-        fmt = f"GPU-{b4}-{b2}-{b2}-{b2}-{b6}"
-        self.uuid = fmt % uuid_vals
+        self.uuid = f"GPU-{UUID(bytes=uuid.bytes)}"
 
         self.primary_context = None
 
@@ -587,7 +578,7 @@ def get_device_identity(self):
         }
 
     def __repr__(self):
-        return "<CUDA device %d '%s'>" % (self.id, self.name)
+        return f"<CUDA device {self.id:d} '{self.name}'>"
 
     def __getattr__(self, attr):
         """Read attributes lazily"""
@@ -603,9 +594,7 @@ def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self.id)
 
     def __eq__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, Device):
-            return self.id == other.id
-        return False
+        return isinstance(other, Device) and self.id == other.id
 
     def __ne__(self, other):
         return not (self == other)
@@ -615,8 +604,8 @@ def get_primary_context(self):
         Returns the primary context for the device.
         Note: it is not pushed to the CPU thread.
         """
-        if self.primary_context is not None:
-            return self.primary_context
+        if (ctx := self.primary_context) is not None:
+            return ctx
 
         met_requirement_for_device(self)
         # create primary context
@@ -637,8 +626,8 @@ def release_primary_context(self):
 
     def reset(self):
         try:
-            if self.primary_context is not None:
-                self.primary_context.reset()
+            if (ctx := self.primary_context) is not None:
+                ctx.reset()
             self.release_primary_context()
         finally:
             # reset at the driver level