diff --git a/api/routers/webhooks.py b/api/routers/webhooks.py
index 81af281..8126ba8 100644
--- a/api/routers/webhooks.py
+++ b/api/routers/webhooks.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def send_memes(webhook: Webhook, subreddits: Iterable[str], quantity: int):
                 tp.submit(send_meme, webhook, subreddits)
                 for _ in range(quantity - sent)
             ]
-            new_sent = sum([r.result() for r in results])
+            new_sent = sum(r.result() for r in results)
             skipped += (quantity - sent) - new_sent
             sent += new_sent
     return sent, skipped
diff --git a/bot/cogs/coc.py b/bot/cogs/coc.py
index a085b06..15bc178 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/coc.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/coc.py
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ async def on_raw_reaction_add(self, payload: discord.RawReactionActionEvent):
         if payload.user_id == self.bot.user.id:
             return
 
-        if self.session_message_id != 0:
-            if payload.message_id == self.session_message_id:
-                if payload.emoji.id == 859056281788743690:
-                    if payload.user_id not in self.session_users:
-                        self.session_users.append(payload.user_id)
+        if (
+            self.session_message_id != 0
+            and payload.message_id == self.session_message_id
+            and payload.emoji.id == 859056281788743690
+            and payload.user_id not in self.session_users
+        ):
+            self.session_users.append(payload.user_id)
         if payload.message_id != coc_message:
             return
 
@@ -66,11 +68,13 @@ async def on_raw_reaction_remove(self, payload: discord.RawReactionActionEvent):
         if payload.user_id == self.bot.user.id:
             return
 
-        if self.session_message_id != 0:
-            if payload.message_id == self.session_message_id:
-                if payload.emoji.id == 859056281788743690:
-                    if payload.user_id in self.session_users:
-                        self.session_users.remove(payload.user_id)
+        if (
+            self.session_message_id != 0
+            and payload.message_id == self.session_message_id
+            and payload.emoji.id == 859056281788743690
+            and payload.user_id in self.session_users
+        ):
+            self.session_users.remove(payload.user_id)
 
         if payload.message_id != coc_message:
             return
@@ -118,9 +122,8 @@ async def session_start(self, ctx: commands.context):
         )
 
         for member in self.role.members:
-            if member != ctx.author:
-                if member.status != discord.Status.offline:
-                    pager.add_line(member.mention + ", ")
+            if member != ctx.author and member.status != discord.Status.offline:
+                pager.add_line(f'{member.mention}, ')
 
         if not len(pager.pages):
             return await ctx.send(
@@ -278,7 +281,7 @@ async def coc_invite(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, url: str = None):
         for member_id in self.session_users:
             if member_id != ctx.author.id:
                 member = self.bot.get_user(member_id)
-                pager.add_line(member.mention + ", ")
+                pager.add_line(f'{member.mention}, ')
 
         if not len(pager.pages):
             return await ctx.send(
diff --git a/bot/cogs/github.py b/bot/cogs/github.py
index 67ef4bd..813e184 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/github.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/github.py
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ async def get_file_from_svg_url(
                 i, b""
             )  # removes everything that needs to be excluded (eg. the uncentered A+)
         drawing = svg2rlg(BytesIO(res))
-        file = BytesIO(renderPM.drawToString(drawing, fmt=fmt))
-        return file
+        return BytesIO(renderPM.drawToString(drawing, fmt=fmt))
 
     def process_theme(self, theme):
         theme = theme.lower()
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ def repo_desc_format(result):
         description = result["description"]
         if not description:
             return ""
-        return description if len(description) < 100 else (description[:100] + "...")
+        return description if len(description) < 100 else f'{description[:100]}...'
 
     async def github_request(
         self,
diff --git a/bot/cogs/help_command.py b/bot/cogs/help_command.py
index 9b157ff..1164c28 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/help_command.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/help_command.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ def get_command_signature(self, command):
 
     async def send_bot_help(self, mapping):
         embed = discord.Embed(title="Bot Commands", colour=self.COLOUR)
-        description = self.context.bot.description
-        if description:
+        if description := self.context.bot.description:
             embed.description = description
 
         for cog, cmds in mapping.items():
diff --git a/bot/cogs/rtfm.py b/bot/cogs/rtfm.py
index 9a5bc8f..bda3ef6 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/rtfm.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/rtfm.py
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ def session(self) -> aiohttp.ClientSession:
     async def build(self, target) -> None:
         url = self.targets[target]
         req = await self.session.get(
-            self.url_overrides.get(target, url + "/objects.inv")
+            self.url_overrides.get(target, f'{url}/objects.inv')
         )
+
         if req.status != 200:
             warnings.warn(
                 Warning(
diff --git a/bot/cogs/stackexchange.py b/bot/cogs/stackexchange.py
index 7ea54e1..afed50c 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/stackexchange.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/stackexchange.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ async def stack_profile(self, ctx: commands.Context, **kwargs):
         if not data["items"]:
             return await ctx.send("You don't have an account in this site!")
         profile = data["items"][0]
-        embed = Embed(title=site["name"] + " Profile", color=0x0077CC)
+        embed = Embed(title=f'{site["name"]} Profile', color=0x0077CC)
 
         embed.add_field(name="Username", value=profile["display_name"], inline=False)
         embed.add_field(name="Reputation", value=profile["reputation"], inline=False)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ async def stackexchange_search(self, ctx: commands.Context, **kwargs):
         embed.set_thumbnail(url=site["icon_url"])
         if data["items"]:
             for i, q in enumerate(data["items"], 1):
-                tags = "\u2800".join(["`" + t + "`" for t in q["tags"]])
+                tags = "\u2800".join([f'`{t}`' for t in q["tags"]])
                 embed.add_field(
                     name=str(i) + " " + html.unescape(q["title"]),
                     value=search_result_template.format(site=site, q=q, tags=tags),
diff --git a/bot/cogs/utils.py b/bot/cogs/utils.py
index abd3d7b..9a48795 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/utils.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/utils.py
@@ -125,10 +125,11 @@ async def source(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, command=None):
         if command is None:
             return await ctx.send(
                 embed=Embed(
-                    description=f"My source can be found [here](https://github.com/TechStruck/TechStruck-Bot)!",
-                    color=0x8ADCED
+                    description='My source can be found [here](https://github.com/TechStruck/TechStruck-Bot)!',
+                    color=0x8ADCED,
+                )
             )
-        )
+
 
         if command == "help":
             src = type(self.bot.help_command)
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ async def source(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, command=None):
                         color=0x8ADCED
                     )
                 )
-            
+
             src = cmd.callback.__code__
             module = cmd.callback.__module__
             filename = src.co_filename
diff --git a/bot/core.py b/bot/core.py
index 9e4127d..819a52f 100644
--- a/bot/core.py
+++ b/bot/core.py
@@ -77,9 +77,13 @@ async def setprefix(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, prefix: str):
     async def prefix(self, ctx: commands.Context):
         """View current prefix of bot"""
         await ctx.send(
-            f"My prefix here is `"
-            + (self.bot.prefix_cache[ctx.guild.id] if ctx.guild else ".")
-            + "`"
+            (
+                (
+                    'My prefix here is `'
+                    + (self.bot.prefix_cache[ctx.guild.id] if ctx.guild else ".")
+                )
+                + "`"
+            )
         )
 
     @commands.command()
diff --git a/bot/utils/embed_flag_input.py b/bot/utils/embed_flag_input.py
index 167d627..ae8d011 100644
--- a/bot/utils/embed_flag_input.py
+++ b/bot/utils/embed_flag_input.py
@@ -67,11 +67,12 @@ def process_message_mentions(message: str) -> str:
         return ""
     for _type, _id in re.findall(r"(role|user):(\d{18})", message):
         message = message.replace(
-            _type + ":" + _id, f"<@!{_id}>" if _type == "user" else f"<@&{_id}>"
+            f'{_type}:{_id}', f"<@!{_id}>" if _type == "user" else f"<@&{_id}>"
         )
+
     for label in ("mention", "ping"):
         for role in ("everyone", "here"):
-            message = message.replace(label + ":" + role, f"@{role}")
+            message = message.replace(f'{label}:{role}', f"@{role}")
     return message
 
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ def dict_to_embed(data: Dict[str, str], author: Union[User, Member] = None):
             setattr(embed, field, value)
     for field in "thumbnail", "image":
         if value := data.pop(field, None):
-            getattr(embed, "set_" + field)(url=value)
+            getattr(embed, f'set_{field}')(url=value)
 
     if data.pop("auto_author", False) and author:
         embed.set_author(name=author.display_name, icon_url=str(author.avatar_url))
diff --git a/bot/utils/fuzzy.py b/bot/utils/fuzzy.py
index 8a40b73..d74a3aa 100644
--- a/bot/utils/fuzzy.py
+++ b/bot/utils/fuzzy.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def partial_ratio(a, b):
         o = SequenceMatcher(None, short, long[start:end])
         r = o.ratio()
 
-        if 100 * r > 99:
+        if r > 99 / 100:
             return 100
         scores.append(r)
 
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ def finder(text, collection, *, key=None, lazy=True):
             suggestions.append((len(r.group()), r.start(), item))
 
     def sort_key(tup):
-        if key:
-            return tup[0], tup[1], key(tup[2])
-        return tup
+        return (tup[0], tup[1], key(tup[2])) if key else tup
 
     if lazy:
         return (z for _, _, z in sorted(suggestions, key=sort_key))
diff --git a/utils/db_backup.py b/utils/db_backup.py
index 56069bd..eb8c953 100644
--- a/utils/db_backup.py
+++ b/utils/db_backup.py
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
 async def backup():
     conn = await asyncpg.connect(str(config.database_uri))
     tables = ("users", "thanks", "guilds", "jokes")
-    data = {
-        field: [dict(rec) for rec in await conn.fetch("SELECT * FROM {}".format(field))]
+    return {
+        field: [
+            dict(rec)
+            for rec in await conn.fetch("SELECT * FROM {}".format(field))
+        ]
         for field in tables
     }
-    return data
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/utils/embed.py b/utils/embed.py
index 50ec71f..810d531 100644
--- a/utils/embed.py
+++ b/utils/embed.py
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ def bot_type_converter(data, add_timestamp=False):
     embed_data = data.get("embed")
     file_names = data.get("files", [])
 
-    embed = None
-
-    if embed_data:
-        embed = build_embed(embed_data)
-
+    embed = build_embed(embed_data) if embed_data else None
     return text, embed, [File(fn) for fn in file_names]