diff --git a/Pythonwin/Scintilla/win32/DepGen.py b/Pythonwin/Scintilla/win32/DepGen.py
index 4ab6f6f31b..ea3b573e0b 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/Scintilla/win32/DepGen.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/Scintilla/win32/DepGen.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def Generate():
 
     # Create the dependencies file for g++
     deps = Dependencies.FindDependencies(
-        ["../win32/*.cxx"] + sources, ["../win32"] + includes, ".o", "../win32/"
+        ["../win32/*.cxx", *sources], ["../win32", *includes], ".o", "../win32/"
     )
 
     # Add ScintillaBaseL as the same as ScintillaBase
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxserialtest.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxserialtest.py
index 52416ab655..a92d9d1a6d 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxserialtest.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxserialtest.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def OnComm(self):
 
 class TestSerDialog(dialog.Dialog):
     def __init__(self, *args):
-        dialog.Dialog.__init__(*(self,) + args)
+        dialog.Dialog.__init__(self, *args)
         self.olectl = None
 
     def OnComm(self):
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/docking/DockingBar.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/docking/DockingBar.py
index cc8d3853d6..6e3c0d4f53 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/docking/DockingBar.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/docking/DockingBar.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def CreateWindow(
         self._obj_.CreateWindow(wndClass, title, style, (0, 0, 0, 0), parent, id)
 
         # Create the child dialog
-        self.dialog = childCreator(*(self,) + childCreatorArgs)
+        self.dialog = childCreator(self, *childCreatorArgs)
 
         # use the dialog dimensions as default base dimensions
         assert self.dialog.IsWindow(), (
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/framework/editor/color/coloreditor.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/framework/editor/color/coloreditor.py
index d2a78e69db..fb4f3538df 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/framework/editor/color/coloreditor.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/framework/editor/color/coloreditor.py
@@ -631,8 +631,9 @@ def GetPythonPropertyPages(self):
         """Returns a list of property pages"""
         from pywin.scintilla import configui
 
-        return EditorTemplateBase.GetPythonPropertyPages(self) + [
-            configui.ScintillaFormatPropertyPage()
+        return [
+            *EditorTemplateBase.GetPythonPropertyPages(self),
+            configui.ScintillaFormatPropertyPage(),
         ]
 
 
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/framework/interact.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/framework/interact.py
index c26bf6e829..32ecdcf4c0 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/framework/interact.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/framework/interact.py
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ def ExtractCommand(self, lines):
         while end >= start:
             thisLine = self.DoGetLine(end)
             promptLen = len(GetPromptPrefix(thisLine))
-            retList = [thisLine[promptLen:]] + retList
+            retList = [thisLine[promptLen:], *retList]
             end -= 1
         return retList
 
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/scintilla/config.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/scintilla/config.py
index 45c2a095c0..410f891577 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/scintilla/config.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/scintilla/config.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def configure(self, editor, subsections=None):
         # First, we "recursively" connect any we are based on.
         if subsections is None:
             subsections = []
-        subsections = [""] + subsections
+        subsections = ["", *subsections]
         general = self.get_data("general")
         if general:
             parents = general.get("based on", [])
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def configure(self, editor, subsections=None):
     def get_key_binding(self, event, subsections=None):
         if subsections is None:
             subsections = []
-        subsections = [""] + subsections
+        subsections = ["", *subsections]
 
         subsection_keymap = self.get_data("keys")
         for subsection in subsections:
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/tools/TraceCollector.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/tools/TraceCollector.py
index 97ac75f551..d45f0fb562 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/tools/TraceCollector.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/tools/TraceCollector.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def CollectorThread(stopEvent, file):
 
 class WindowOutput(winout.WindowOutput):
     def __init__(self, *args):
-        winout.WindowOutput.__init__(*(self,) + args)
+        winout.WindowOutput.__init__(self, *args)
         self.hStopThread = win32event.CreateEvent(None, 0, 0, None)
         _thread.start_new(CollectorThread, (self.hStopThread, self))
 
diff --git a/com/win32com/client/__init__.py b/com/win32com/client/__init__.py
index b4aae20a8c..9f06e4810c 100644
--- a/com/win32com/client/__init__.py
+++ b/com/win32com/client/__init__.py
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ def __setattr__(self, attr, value):
             args, defArgs = self._prop_map_put_[attr]
         except KeyError:
             raise AttributeError(f"'{self!r}' object has no attribute '{attr}'")
-        self._oleobj_.Invoke(*(args + (value,) + defArgs))
+        self._oleobj_.Invoke(*args, value, *defArgs)
 
     def _get_good_single_object_(self, obj, obUserName=None, resultCLSID=None):
         return _get_good_single_object_(obj, obUserName, resultCLSID)
diff --git a/com/win32com/client/dynamic.py b/com/win32com/client/dynamic.py
index 3738da9031..1129a6c885 100644
--- a/com/win32com/client/dynamic.py
+++ b/com/win32com/client/dynamic.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ def __call__(self, *args):
                 pythoncom.DISPID_VALUE,
             )
         if invkind is not None:
-            allArgs = (dispid, LCID, invkind, 1) + args
+            allArgs = (dispid, LCID, invkind, 1, *args)
             return self._get_good_object_(
                 self._oleobj_.Invoke(*allArgs), self._olerepr_.defaultDispatchName, None
             )
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def __setitem__(self, index, *args):
                 pythoncom.DISPID_VALUE,
             )
         if invkind is not None:
-            allArgs = (dispid, LCID, invkind, 0, index) + args
+            allArgs = (dispid, LCID, invkind, 0, index, *args)
             return self._get_good_object_(
                 self._oleobj_.Invoke(*allArgs), self._olerepr_.defaultDispatchName, None
             )
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def _find_dispatch_type_(self, methodName):
 
     def _ApplyTypes_(self, dispid, wFlags, retType, argTypes, user, resultCLSID, *args):
         result = self._oleobj_.InvokeTypes(
-            *(dispid, LCID, wFlags, retType, argTypes) + args
+            dispid, LCID, wFlags, retType, argTypes, *args
         )
         return self._get_good_object_(result, user, resultCLSID)
 
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ def _proc_(self, name, *args):
             item = self._olerepr_.mapFuncs[name]
             dispId = item.dispid
             return self._get_good_object_(
-                self._oleobj_.Invoke(*(dispId, LCID, item.desc[4], 0) + (args))
+                self._oleobj_.Invoke(dispId, LCID, item.desc[4], 0, *args)
             )
         except KeyError:
             raise AttributeError(name)
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ def _LazyAddAttr_(self, attr):
                     r = olerepr._AddVar_(typeinfo, t, 0)
                 else:  # not found or TYPEDESC/IMPLICITAPP
                     r = None
-                if not r is None:
+                if r is not None:
                     key, map = r[0], r[1]
                     item = map[key]
                     if map == olerepr.propMapPut:
diff --git a/com/win32com/demos/connect.py b/com/win32com/demos/connect.py
index 6ae96768de..76e24c3797 100644
--- a/com/win32com/demos/connect.py
+++ b/com/win32com/demos/connect.py
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 
 class ConnectableServer(win32com.server.connect.ConnectableServer):
     _public_methods_ = [
-        "DoIt"
-    ] + win32com.server.connect.ConnectableServer._public_methods_
+        "DoIt",
+        *win32com.server.connect.ConnectableServer._public_methods_,
+    ]
     _connect_interfaces_ = [IID_IConnectDemoEvents]
 
     # The single public method that the client can call on us
diff --git a/com/win32com/demos/ietoolbar.py b/com/win32com/demos/ietoolbar.py
index af3ff836a9..ba2b2c21c8 100644
--- a/com/win32com/demos/ietoolbar.py
+++ b/com/win32com/demos/ietoolbar.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def toparam(self):
                     val = default
                 vals.append(val)
             full_fmt += fmt
-        return struct.pack(*(full_fmt,) + tuple(vals))
+        return struct.pack(full_fmt, *vals)
 
 
 class TBBUTTON(WIN32STRUCT):
diff --git a/com/win32com/server/connect.py b/com/win32com/server/connect.py
index 5d3cddf981..206b3aa9e5 100644
--- a/com/win32com/server/connect.py
+++ b/com/win32com/server/connect.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def _BroadcastNotify(self, broadcaster, extraArgs):
         # Ignores clients that fail.
         for interface in self.connections.values():
             try:
-                broadcaster(*(interface,) + extraArgs)
+                broadcaster(interface, *extraArgs)
             except pythoncom.com_error as details:
                 self._OnNotifyFail(interface, details)
 
diff --git a/com/win32com/server/register.py b/com/win32com/server/register.py
index 817f3a28a2..d933187167 100644
--- a/com/win32com/server/register.py
+++ b/com/win32com/server/register.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def RegisterServer(
     if addPyComCat is None:
         addPyComCat = pythoncom.frozen == 0
     if addPyComCat:
-        catids = catids + [CATID_PythonCOMServer]
+        catids = [*catids, CATID_PythonCOMServer]
 
     # Set up the implemented categories
     if catids:
diff --git a/com/win32com/test/testIterators.py b/com/win32com/test/testIterators.py
index 2b2248edfd..339f9e2bc7 100644
--- a/com/win32com/test/testIterators.py
+++ b/com/win32com/test/testIterators.py
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ def suite():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main(argv=sys.argv + ["suite"])
+    unittest.main(argv=[*sys.argv, "suite"])
diff --git a/com/win32comext/axdebug/debugger.py b/com/win32comext/axdebug/debugger.py
index d0585b9b6f..1e8f1a3aa6 100644
--- a/com/win32comext/axdebug/debugger.py
+++ b/com/win32comext/axdebug/debugger.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def BuildModule(module, built_nodes, rootNode, create_node_fn, create_node_args)
         # print("keeping", module.__name__)
         node = ModuleTreeNode(module)
         built_nodes[module] = node
-        realNode = create_node_fn(*(node,) + create_node_args)
+        realNode = create_node_fn(node, *create_node_args)
         node.realNode = realNode
 
         # Split into parent nodes.
diff --git a/com/win32comext/axdebug/expressions.py b/com/win32comext/axdebug/expressions.py
index 401b9a5996..8beff49a1a 100644
--- a/com/win32comext/axdebug/expressions.py
+++ b/com/win32comext/axdebug/expressions.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class EnumDebugPropertyInfo(ListEnumeratorGateway):
 
     """
 
-    _public_methods_ = ListEnumeratorGateway._public_methods_ + ["GetCount"]
+    _public_methods_ = [*ListEnumeratorGateway._public_methods_, "GetCount"]
     _com_interfaces_ = [axdebug.IID_IEnumDebugPropertyInfo]
 
     def GetCount(self):
diff --git a/com/win32comext/axdebug/gateways.py b/com/win32comext/axdebug/gateways.py
index beefab2e63..e40412ce6b 100644
--- a/com/win32comext/axdebug/gateways.py
+++ b/com/win32comext/axdebug/gateways.py
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ def GetDocumentClassId(self):
 
 
 class DebugDocumentProvider(DebugDocumentInfo):
-    _public_methods_ = DebugDocumentInfo._public_methods_ + ["GetDocument"]
-    _com_interfaces_ = DebugDocumentInfo._com_interfaces_ + [
-        axdebug.IID_IDebugDocumentProvider
+    _public_methods_ = [*DebugDocumentInfo._public_methods_, "GetDocument"]
+    _com_interfaces_ = [
+        *DebugDocumentInfo._com_interfaces_,
+        axdebug.IID_IDebugDocumentProvider,
     ]
 
     def GetDocument(self):
@@ -92,8 +93,9 @@ class DebugApplicationNode(DebugDocumentProvider):
         + DebugDocumentProvider._public_methods_
     )
     _com_interfaces_ = [
-        axdebug.IID_IDebugDocumentProvider
-    ] + DebugDocumentProvider._com_interfaces_
+        axdebug.IID_IDebugDocumentProvider,
+        *DebugDocumentProvider._com_interfaces_,
+    ]
 
     def __init__(self):
         DebugDocumentProvider.__init__(self)
@@ -153,13 +155,13 @@ class DebugDocument(DebugDocumentInfo):
     """The base interface to all debug documents."""
 
     _public_methods_ = DebugDocumentInfo._public_methods_
-    _com_interfaces_ = [axdebug.IID_IDebugDocument] + DebugDocumentInfo._com_interfaces_
+    _com_interfaces_ = [axdebug.IID_IDebugDocument, *DebugDocumentInfo._com_interfaces_]
 
 
 class DebugDocumentText(DebugDocument):
     """The interface to a text only debug document."""
 
-    _com_interfaces_ = [axdebug.IID_IDebugDocumentText] + DebugDocument._com_interfaces_
+    _com_interfaces_ = [axdebug.IID_IDebugDocumentText, *DebugDocument._com_interfaces_]
     _public_methods_ = [
         "GetDocumentAttributes",
         "GetSize",
@@ -168,7 +170,8 @@ class DebugDocumentText(DebugDocument):
         "GetText",
         "GetPositionOfContext",
         "GetContextOfPosition",
-    ] + DebugDocument._public_methods_
+        *DebugDocument._public_methods_,
+    ]
 
     def __init__(self):
         pass
diff --git a/com/win32comext/axscript/client/framework.py b/com/win32comext/axscript/client/framework.py
index e7432947eb..daaa5495e6 100644
--- a/com/win32comext/axscript/client/framework.py
+++ b/com/win32comext/axscript/client/framework.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def profile(fn, *args):
     try:
         # roll on 1.6 :-)
         # 		return prof.runcall(fn, *args)
-        return prof.runcall(*(fn,) + args)
+        return prof.runcall(fn, *args)
     finally:
         import pstats
 
diff --git a/com/win32comext/shell/demos/servers/column_provider.py b/com/win32comext/shell/demos/servers/column_provider.py
index eda603fcd2..96e1dcaeb2 100644
--- a/com/win32comext/shell/demos/servers/column_provider.py
+++ b/com/win32comext/shell/demos/servers/column_provider.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 from win32com.shell import shell, shellcon
 
 IPersist_Methods = ["GetClassID"]
-IColumnProvider_Methods = IPersist_Methods + [
+IColumnProvider_Methods = [
+    *IPersist_Methods,
     "Initialize",
     "GetColumnInfo",
     "GetItemData",
diff --git a/com/win32comext/shell/shellcon.py b/com/win32comext/shell/shellcon.py
index 44d4d0ada5..d630e80ce7 100644
--- a/com/win32comext/shell/shellcon.py
+++ b/com/win32comext/shell/shellcon.py
@@ -1210,10 +1210,11 @@ def EIRESID(x):
     "ContextSensitiveHelp",
 ]  # XXX - this should be somewhere in win32com
 IPersist_Methods = ["GetClassID"]
-IPersistFolder_Methods = IPersist_Methods + ["Initialize"]
-IPersistFolder2_Methods = IPersistFolder_Methods + ["GetCurFolder"]
+IPersistFolder_Methods = [*IPersist_Methods, "Initialize"]
+IPersistFolder2_Methods = [*IPersistFolder_Methods, "GetCurFolder"]
 IShellExtInit_Methods = ["Initialize"]
-IShellView_Methods = IOleWindow_Methods + [
+IShellView_Methods = [
+    *IOleWindow_Methods,
     "TranslateAccelerator",
     "EnableModeless",
     "UIActivate",
@@ -1239,7 +1240,8 @@ def EIRESID(x):
     "GetDisplayNameOf",
     "SetNameOf",
 ]
-IShellFolder2_Methods = IShellFolder_Methods + [
+IShellFolder2_Methods = [
+    *IShellFolder_Methods,
     "GetDefaultSearchGUID",
     "EnumSearches",
     "GetDefaultColumn",
diff --git a/isapi/install.py b/isapi/install.py
index c4c61fb76c..711b8ba619 100644
--- a/isapi/install.py
+++ b/isapi/install.py
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ def CheckLoaderModule(dll_name):
 def _CallHook(ob, hook_name, options, *extra_args):
     func = getattr(ob, hook_name, None)
     if func is not None:
-        args = (ob, options) + extra_args
+        args = (ob, options, *extra_args)
         func(*args)
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 93e6776dcd..61b79b9c1c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ checkers = [ # Keep these in sync with .pre-commit-config.yaml
   "ruff ==0.11.0",
 ]
 type-checkers = [
-  "types-setuptools",
+  "types-setuptools >=80.9.0.20251221",
   "PyOpenGL",
-  "mypy ==1.16.*; python_version >='3.9'",
+  "mypy ==1.16.*",
   "pyright ==1.1.401",
 ]
 dev = [
diff --git a/ruff.toml b/ruff.toml
index e96c2eafef..218359649e 100644
--- a/ruff.toml
+++ b/ruff.toml
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ select = [
   "C4", # flake8-comprehensions
   "F811", # redefined-while-unused
   "I", # isort
+  "PIE800", # unnecessary-spread
   "PLC", # Pylint Convention
   "PLE", # Pylint Error
+  "RUF005", # collection-literal-concatenation
   "RSE", # flake8-raise
   "W", # pycodestyle Warning
   "YTT", # flake8-2020
@@ -51,8 +53,7 @@ extend-ignore = [
 # TODO: Make adodbapi changes in their own PRs
 "adodbapi/*" = [
   "C4",
-  "UP031",
-  "UP032",
+  "RUF005",
   # Dropping Python 3.8 support
   "UP005",
   "UP006",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ca3671255..3b076b0038 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def __init__(
         implib_name=None,
         delay_load_libraries="",
     ):
-        include_dirs = ["com/win32com/src/include", "win32/src"] + include_dirs
+        include_dirs = ["com/win32com/src/include", "win32/src", *include_dirs]
         libraries = libraries.split()
         self.delay_load_libraries = delay_load_libraries.split()
         libraries.extend(self.delay_load_libraries)
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ def _build_scintilla(self):
         os.environ["LIB"] = os.pathsep.join(self.compiler.library_dirs)
         os.chdir(path)
         try:
-            cmd = [nmake, "/nologo", "/f", makefile] + makeargs
+            cmd = [nmake, "/nologo", "/f", makefile, *makeargs]
             self.compiler.spawn(cmd)
         finally:
             os.chdir(cwd)
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ def swig_sources(self, sources, ext):
             fqsource = os.path.abspath(source)
             fqtarget = os.path.abspath(target)
             rebuild = self.force or (
-                ext and newer_group(ext.swig_deps + [fqsource], fqtarget)
+                ext and newer_group([*ext.swig_deps, fqsource], fqtarget)
             )
 
             # can remove once edklib is no longer used for 32-bit builds
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ def expand_modules(module_dir: str | os.PathLike[str]):
 # will 'do the right thing' in terms of installing License.txt into
 # 'Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/License.txt'.  We exploit this to
 # get 'com/win32com/whatever' installed to 'win32com/whatever'
-def convert_data_files(files: Iterable[str]):
+def convert_data_files(files: Iterable[str]) -> list[tuple[str, tuple[str]]]:
     ret: list[tuple[str, tuple[str]]] = []
     for file in files:
         file = os.path.normpath(file)
@@ -1875,8 +1875,8 @@ def convert_data_files(files: Iterable[str]):
     return ret
 
 
-def convert_optional_data_files(files):
-    ret = []
+def convert_optional_data_files(files) -> list[tuple[str, tuple[str]]]:
+    ret: list[tuple[str, tuple[str]]] = []
     for file in files:
         try:
             temp = convert_data_files([file])
@@ -2006,71 +2006,71 @@ def convert_optional_data_files(files):
     },
     packages=packages,
     py_modules=py_modules,
-    data_files=convert_optional_data_files(["PyWin32.chm"])
-    + convert_data_files(
-        [
-            "Pythonwin/start_pythonwin.pyw",
-            "pythonwin/pywin/*.cfg",
-            "pythonwin/pywin/Demos/*.py",
-            "pythonwin/pywin/Demos/app/*.py",
-            "pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/*.py",
-            "win32/scripts/*.py",
-            "win32/test/*.py",
-            "win32/test/win32rcparser/test.rc",
-            "win32/test/win32rcparser/test.h",
-            "win32/test/win32rcparser/python.ico",
-            "win32/test/win32rcparser/python.bmp",
-            "win32/Demos/*.py",
-            "win32/Demos/images/*.bmp",
-            "com/win32com/readme.html",
-            # Licenses
-            "com/win32comext/mapi/NOTICE.md",
-            "pythonwin/License.txt",
-            "pythonwin/pywin/idle/*.txt",
-            "win32/License.txt",
-            # win32com test utility files.
-            "com/win32com/test/*.idl",
-            "com/win32com/test/*.js",
-            "com/win32com/test/*.sct",
-            "com/win32com/test/*.txt",
-            "com/win32com/test/*.vbs",
-            "com/win32com/test/*.xsl",
-            # win32com docs
-            "com/win32com/HTML/*.html",
-            "com/win32com/HTML/image/*.gif",
-            "com/win32comext/adsi/demos/*.py",
-            # Active Scripting test and demos.
-            "com/win32comext/axscript/test/*.py",
-            "com/win32comext/axscript/test/*.pys",
-            "com/win32comext/axscript/test/*.vbs",
-            "com/win32comext/axscript/Demos/*.pys",
-            "com/win32comext/axscript/Demos/*.htm*",
-            "com/win32comext/axscript/Demos/*.gif",
-            "com/win32comext/axscript/Demos/*.asp",
-            "com/win32comext/mapi/demos/*.py",
-            "com/win32comext/propsys/test/*.py",
-            "com/win32comext/shell/test/*.py",
-            "com/win32comext/shell/demos/servers/*.py",
-            "com/win32comext/shell/demos/*.py",
-            "com/win32comext/taskscheduler/test/*.py",
-            "com/win32comext/ifilter/demo/*.py",
-            "com/win32comext/authorization/demos/*.py",
-            "com/win32comext/bits/test/*.py",
-            # ISAPI
-            "isapi/*.txt",
-            "isapi/samples/*.py",
-            "isapi/samples/*.txt",
-            "isapi/doc/*.html",
-            "isapi/test/*.py",
-            "isapi/test/*.txt",
-            # adodbapi
-            "adodbapi/*.txt",
-            "adodbapi/test/*.py",
-            "adodbapi/examples/*.py",
-        ]
-    )
-    # The headers and .lib files
-    + [
+    data_files=[
+        *convert_optional_data_files(["PyWin32.chm"]),
+        *convert_data_files(
+            [
+                "Pythonwin/start_pythonwin.pyw",
+                "pythonwin/pywin/*.cfg",
+                "pythonwin/pywin/Demos/*.py",
+                "pythonwin/pywin/Demos/app/*.py",
+                "pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/*.py",
+                "win32/scripts/*.py",
+                "win32/test/*.py",
+                "win32/test/win32rcparser/test.rc",
+                "win32/test/win32rcparser/test.h",
+                "win32/test/win32rcparser/python.ico",
+                "win32/test/win32rcparser/python.bmp",
+                "win32/Demos/*.py",
+                "win32/Demos/images/*.bmp",
+                "com/win32com/readme.html",
+                # Licenses
+                "com/win32comext/mapi/NOTICE.md",
+                "pythonwin/License.txt",
+                "pythonwin/pywin/idle/*.txt",
+                "win32/License.txt",
+                # win32com test utility files.
+                "com/win32com/test/*.idl",
+                "com/win32com/test/*.js",
+                "com/win32com/test/*.sct",
+                "com/win32com/test/*.txt",
+                "com/win32com/test/*.vbs",
+                "com/win32com/test/*.xsl",
+                # win32com docs
+                "com/win32com/HTML/*.html",
+                "com/win32com/HTML/image/*.gif",
+                "com/win32comext/adsi/demos/*.py",
+                # Active Scripting test and demos.
+                "com/win32comext/axscript/test/*.py",
+                "com/win32comext/axscript/test/*.pys",
+                "com/win32comext/axscript/test/*.vbs",
+                "com/win32comext/axscript/Demos/*.pys",
+                "com/win32comext/axscript/Demos/*.htm*",
+                "com/win32comext/axscript/Demos/*.gif",
+                "com/win32comext/axscript/Demos/*.asp",
+                "com/win32comext/mapi/demos/*.py",
+                "com/win32comext/propsys/test/*.py",
+                "com/win32comext/shell/test/*.py",
+                "com/win32comext/shell/demos/servers/*.py",
+                "com/win32comext/shell/demos/*.py",
+                "com/win32comext/taskscheduler/test/*.py",
+                "com/win32comext/ifilter/demo/*.py",
+                "com/win32comext/authorization/demos/*.py",
+                "com/win32comext/bits/test/*.py",
+                # ISAPI
+                "isapi/*.txt",
+                "isapi/samples/*.py",
+                "isapi/samples/*.txt",
+                "isapi/doc/*.html",
+                "isapi/test/*.py",
+                "isapi/test/*.txt",
+                # adodbapi
+                "adodbapi/*.txt",
+                "adodbapi/test/*.py",
+                "adodbapi/examples/*.py",
+            ]
+        ),
+        # The headers and .lib files
         ("win32/include", ("win32/src/PyWinTypes.h",)),
         (
             "win32com/include",
@@ -2080,9 +2080,7 @@ def convert_optional_data_files(files):
                 "com/win32com/src/include/PythonCOMServer.h",
             ),
         ),
-    ]
-    # And data files convert_data_files can't handle.
-    + [
+        # And data files convert_data_files can't handle.
         ("", (str(version_file_path),)),
         ("pythonwin", (str(scintilla_licence_path),)),
         ("win32comext/mapi", (str(mapi_stubs_licence_path),)),
diff --git a/win32/Demos/win32gui_dialog.py b/win32/Demos/win32gui_dialog.py
index 956265a25e..4d31dcc01f 100644
--- a/win32/Demos/win32gui_dialog.py
+++ b/win32/Demos/win32gui_dialog.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def toparam(self):
                     val = default
                 vals.append(val)
             full_fmt += fmt
-        return struct.pack(*(full_fmt,) + tuple(vals))
+        return struct.pack(full_fmt, *vals)
 
 
 # NOTE: See the win32gui_struct module for an alternative way of dealing
diff --git a/win32/Lib/win32gui_struct.py b/win32/Lib/win32gui_struct.py
index a9f6a7e735..58c18bf9d4 100644
--- a/win32/Lib/win32gui_struct.py
+++ b/win32/Lib/win32gui_struct.py
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ def PackDEV_BROADCAST(devicetype, rest_fmt, rest_data, extra_data=b""):
     extra_data += b"\0" * (4 - len(extra_data) % 4)
     format = "iii" + rest_fmt
     full_size = struct.calcsize(format) + len(extra_data)
-    data = (full_size, devicetype, 0) + rest_data
+    data = (full_size, devicetype, 0, *rest_data)
     return struct.pack(format, *data) + extra_data
 
 
diff --git a/win32/Lib/win32pdhquery.py b/win32/Lib/win32pdhquery.py
index e356f89142..083f9ea47b 100644
--- a/win32/Lib/win32pdhquery.py
+++ b/win32/Lib/win32pdhquery.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **namedargs):
         overhead of unpickling the class).
         """
         self.volatilecounters = []
-        BaseQuery.__init__(*(self,) + args, **namedargs)
+        BaseQuery.__init__(self, *args, **namedargs)
 
     def addperfcounter(self, object, counter, machine=None):
         """
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def open(self, *args, **namedargs):
         There are currently no arguments to open.
         """
         # do all the normal opening stuff, self._base is now the query object
-        BaseQuery.open(*(self,) + args, **namedargs)
+        BaseQuery.open(self, *args, **namedargs)
         # should rewrite getinstpaths to take a single tuple
         paths = []
         for tup in self.volatilecounters:
diff --git a/win32/Lib/win32timezone.py b/win32/Lib/win32timezone.py
index 6c393aaf48..53663efa45 100644
--- a/win32/Lib/win32timezone.py
+++ b/win32/Lib/win32timezone.py
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ class TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION(_SimpleStruct):
 
 
 class DYNAMIC_TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION(TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION):
-    _fields_ = TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION._fields_ + [
+    _fields_ = [
+        *TIME_ZONE_INFORMATION._fields_,
         ("key_name", str),
         ("dynamic_daylight_time_disabled", bool),
     ]
diff --git a/win32/scripts/ControlService.py b/win32/scripts/ControlService.py
index b4d35685ce..167d338bbd 100644
--- a/win32/scripts/ControlService.py
+++ b/win32/scripts/ControlService.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 import win32con
 import win32service
-import win32ui
 from pywin.mfc import dialog
 
 
@@ -308,13 +307,7 @@ def ReloadData(self):
             # svc[2][2] control buttons
             pos = self.listCtrl.AddString(str(svc[1]) + "\t" + status + "\t" + startup)
             self.listCtrl.SetItemData(pos, i)
-            self.data.append(
-                tuple(svc[2])
-                + (
-                    svc[1],
-                    svc[0],
-                )
-            )
+            self.data.append((*svc[2], svc[1], svc[0]))
             i += 1
 
             if service and service[1] == svc[0]:
diff --git a/win32/scripts/pywin32_testall.py b/win32/scripts/pywin32_testall.py
index 345d6413fe..cec6edb784 100644
--- a/win32/scripts/pywin32_testall.py
+++ b/win32/scripts/pywin32_testall.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # locate the dirs based on where this script is - it may be either in the
 # source tree, or in an installed Python 'Scripts' tree.
 project_root = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
-site_packages = [site.getusersitepackages()] + site.getsitepackages()
+site_packages = [site.getusersitepackages(), *site.getsitepackages()]
 
 failures = []
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 def run_test(script, cmdline_extras):
     dirname, scriptname = os.path.split(script)
     # some tests prefer to be run from their directory.
-    cmd = [sys.executable, "-u", scriptname] + cmdline_extras
+    cmd = [sys.executable, "-u", scriptname, *cmdline_extras]
     print("--- Running '%s' ---" % script)
     sys.stdout.flush()
     result = subprocess.run(cmd, check=False, cwd=dirname)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def find_and_run(possible_locations, extras):
 def main():
     import argparse
 
-    code_directories = [project_root] + site_packages
+    code_directories = [project_root, *site_packages]
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="A script to trigger tests in all subprojects of PyWin32."
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ def main():
     # win32com
     maybes = [
         os.path.join(directory, "win32com", "test", "testall.py")
-        for directory in [os.path.join(project_root, "com")] + site_packages
+        for directory in [os.path.join(project_root, "com"), *site_packages]
     ]
-    extras = remains + ["1"]  # only run "level 1" tests in CI
+    extras = [*remains, "1"]  # only run "level 1" tests in CI
     find_and_run(maybes, extras)
 
     # adodbapi
diff --git a/win32/test/test_pywintypes.py b/win32/test/test_pywintypes.py
index cf679b7566..8383187aa5 100644
--- a/win32/test/test_pywintypes.py
+++ b/win32/test/test_pywintypes.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def testTimeTuple(self):
 
     def testTimeTuplems(self):
         now = datetime.datetime.now()  # has usec...
-        tt = now.timetuple() + (now.microsecond // 1000,)
+        tt = (*now.timetuple(), now.microsecond // 1000)
         pt = pywintypes.Time(tt)
         # we can't compare if using the old type, as it loses all sub-second res.
         if isinstance(pt, datetime.datetime):
diff --git a/win32/test/testall.py b/win32/test/testall.py
index 33c14afe43..43aa4fcfd9 100644
--- a/win32/test/testall.py
+++ b/win32/test/testall.py
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ def get_demo_tests():
         # Skip any other files than .py and bad tests in any case
         if ext != ".py" or base in bad_demos:
             continue
-        argv = (sys.executable, os.path.join(demo_dir, base + ".py")) + argvs.get(
-            base, ()
+        argv = (
+            sys.executable,
+            os.path.join(demo_dir, base + ".py"),
+            *argvs.get(base, ()),
         )
         ret.append(
             unittest.FunctionTestCase(
@@ -218,6 +220,6 @@ def loadTestsFromModule(self, module):
 
     no_user_interaction = not parsed_args.user_interaction
 
-    sys.argv = [sys.argv[0]] + remains
+    sys.argv = [sys.argv[0], *remains]
 
     pywin32_testutil.testmain(testLoader=CustomLoader())