diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/crystals/tensor_product.py b/src/sage/combinat/crystals/tensor_product.py
index c194a2448ae..c96249b9e55 100644
--- a/src/sage/combinat/crystals/tensor_product.py
+++ b/src/sage/combinat/crystals/tensor_product.py
@@ -965,8 +965,9 @@ def __classcall_private__(cls, cartan_type, shapes=None, shape=None):
                 raise ValueError("shapes should all be partitions")
             S = CrystalOfSpins(cartan_type)
         B = CrystalOfTableaux(cartan_type, shapes=shapes)
-        T = TensorProductOfCrystals(S, B, generators=[[S.module_generators[0],x] for x in B.module_generators])
-        T.rename("The crystal of tableaux of type %s and shape(s) %s" % (cartan_type, list(list(shape) for shape in spin_shapes)))
+        T = TensorProductOfCrystals(S, B, generators=[[S.module_generators[0], x] for x in B.module_generators])
+        T.rename("The crystal of tableaux of type %s and shape(s) %s" %
+                 (cartan_type, [list(shape) for shape in spin_shapes]))
         T.shapes = spin_shapes
         return T
 
@@ -987,13 +988,14 @@ def __init__(self, cartan_type, shapes):
             sage: T = crystals.Tableaux(['A',3], shape = [2,2])
             sage: TestSuite(T).run()
         """
-#        super().__init__(category = FiniteEnumeratedSets())
+        # super().__init__(category = FiniteEnumeratedSets())
         Parent.__init__(self, category=ClassicalCrystals())
         self.letters = CrystalOfLetters(cartan_type)
         self.shapes = shapes
-        self.module_generators = tuple(self.module_generator(la) for la in shapes)
+        self.module_generators = tuple(self.module_generator(la)
+                                       for la in shapes)
         self.rename("The crystal of tableaux of type %s and shape(s) %s"
-                    % (cartan_type, list(list(shape) for shape in shapes)))
+                    % (cartan_type, [list(shape) for shape in shapes]))
 
     def cartan_type(self):
         """
diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/recognizable_series.py b/src/sage/combinat/recognizable_series.py
index 38357976985..bf42b22c869 100644
--- a/src/sage/combinat/recognizable_series.py
+++ b/src/sage/combinat/recognizable_series.py
@@ -1842,8 +1842,8 @@ def _an_element_(self):
         z = self.coefficient_ring().zero()
         o = self.coefficient_ring().one()
         e = self.coefficient_ring().an_element()
-        return self(list(Matrix([[o, z], [i * o, o]])
-                         for i, _ in enumerate(self.alphabet())),
+        return self([Matrix([[o, z], [i * o, o]])
+                     for i, _ in enumerate(self.alphabet())],
                     vector([z, e]), right=vector([e, z]))
 
     def some_elements(self, **kwds):
diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/regular_sequence.py b/src/sage/combinat/regular_sequence.py
index 6a98b9e6712..b77a69cbce7 100644
--- a/src/sage/combinat/regular_sequence.py
+++ b/src/sage/combinat/regular_sequence.py
@@ -1100,10 +1100,10 @@ def linear_representation_morphism_recurrence_order_1(C, D):
             Z = zero_matrix(C[0].dimensions()[0])
 
             def blocks(r):
-                upper = list([C[s], D[s], Z]
-                             for s in reversed(srange(max(0, r-2), r+1)))
-                lower = list([Z, C[s], D[s]]
-                             for s in reversed(srange(k-3+len(upper), k)))
+                upper = [[C[s], D[s], Z]
+                         for s in reversed(srange(max(0, r-2), r+1))]
+                lower = [[Z, C[s], D[s]]
+                         for s in reversed(srange(k-3+len(upper), k))]
                 return upper + lower
 
             return {r: Matrix.block(blocks(r)) for r in P.alphabet()}
diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/regular_sequence_bounded.py b/src/sage/combinat/regular_sequence_bounded.py
index 53b2d500a96..ea63ed8a35e 100644
--- a/src/sage/combinat/regular_sequence_bounded.py
+++ b/src/sage/combinat/regular_sequence_bounded.py
@@ -392,12 +392,11 @@ def make_positive(matrices) -> list:
     def do(mat):
         if is_non_negative(mat):
             return mat
-        elif is_non_negative(-mat):
+        if is_non_negative(-mat):
             return -mat
-        else:
-            raise ValueError('There is a matrix which is neither non-negative nor non-positive.')
+        raise ValueError('There is a matrix which is neither non-negative nor non-positive.')
 
-    return list(do(mat) for mat in matrices)
+    return [do(mat) for mat in matrices]
 
 
 def regular_sequence_is_bounded(S):
@@ -521,8 +520,8 @@ def regular_sequence_is_bounded(S):
     if not has_bounded_matrix_powers(matrices):
         return False
 
-    matricesProd = list(ell * em for ell in matrices for em in matrices
-                        if ell != em)
+    matricesProd = [ell * em for ell in matrices for em in matrices
+                    if ell != em]
     if not has_bounded_matrix_powers(matricesProd):
         return False
 
diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/skew_tableau.py b/src/sage/combinat/skew_tableau.py
index 1e0dad9d4ef..f58673d39bc 100644
--- a/src/sage/combinat/skew_tableau.py
+++ b/src/sage/combinat/skew_tableau.py
@@ -175,8 +175,7 @@ def __eq__(self, other):
         """
         if isinstance(other, (Tableau, SkewTableau)):
             return list(self) == list(other)
-        else:
-            return list(self) == other or list(list(row) for row in self) == other
+        return list(self) == other or [list(row) for row in self] == other
 
     def __ne__(self, other):
         r"""
diff --git a/src/sage/env.py b/src/sage/env.py
index c2a1f7e562d..57b7371dd6a 100644
--- a/src/sage/env.py
+++ b/src/sage/env.py
@@ -519,6 +519,6 @@ def sage_data_paths(name: str = '') -> set[str]:
         for path in site_data_dir("sagemath", multipath=True).split(os.pathsep) + site_data_dir(multipath=True).split(os.pathsep):
             paths.add(path)
     else:
-        paths = {path for path in SAGE_DATA_PATH.split(os.pathsep)}
+        paths = set(SAGE_DATA_PATH.split(os.pathsep))
 
     return {os.path.join(path, name) for path in paths if os.path.exists(path)}
diff --git a/src/sage/geometry/polyhedron/base5.py b/src/sage/geometry/polyhedron/base5.py
index 47162d05c75..aaf8ad5d863 100644
--- a/src/sage/geometry/polyhedron/base5.py
+++ b/src/sage/geometry/polyhedron/base5.py
@@ -1907,11 +1907,11 @@ def linear_transformation(self, linear_transf,
                 new_lines = ()
 
             if self.is_compact() and self.n_vertices() and self.n_inequalities():
-                homogeneous_basis = matrix(R, ( [1] + list(v) for v in self.an_affine_basis() )).transpose()
+                homogeneous_basis = matrix(R, ([1] + list(v) for v in self.an_affine_basis())).transpose()
 
                 # To convert first to a list and then to a matrix seems to be necessary to obtain a meaningful error,
                 # in case the number of columns doesn't match the dimension.
-                new_homogeneous_basis = matrix(list( [1] + list(linear_transf*vector(R, v)) for v in self.an_affine_basis()) ).transpose()
+                new_homogeneous_basis = matrix([[1] + list(linear_transf*vector(R, v)) for v in self.an_affine_basis()]).transpose()
 
                 if self.dim() + 1 == new_homogeneous_basis.rank():
                     # The transformation is injective on the polytope.
diff --git a/src/sage/geometry/polyhedron/generating_function.py b/src/sage/geometry/polyhedron/generating_function.py
index c4bece2af55..ad630611ebb 100644
--- a/src/sage/geometry/polyhedron/generating_function.py
+++ b/src/sage/geometry/polyhedron/generating_function.py
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ def key(t):
             return (-sum(abs(d) for d in D), D)
         terms = sorted(terms, key=key, reverse=True)
     return Factorization([(numerator, 1)] +
-                         list((1-t, -1) for t in terms),
+                         [(1 - t, -1) for t in terms],
                          sort=Factorization_sort,
                          simplify=Factorization_simplify)
 
@@ -1178,8 +1178,8 @@ def _transform_(self):
                 inequalities_extra.append(tuple(coeffs))
         T = matrix(ZZ, dim, dim, D)
 
-        self.inequalities = (list(tuple(T*vector(ieq))
-                                  for ieq in inequalities_filtered)
+        self.inequalities = ([tuple(T * vector(ieq))
+                              for ieq in inequalities_filtered]
                              + inequalities_extra)
 
         rules_pre = ((y, B({tuple(row[1:]): 1}))
@@ -1465,8 +1465,8 @@ def _transform_(self):
         self.factor = next(rules_pre)[1]
         self.rules = dict(rules_pre)
 
-        self.inequalities = list(tuple(vector(e)*T) for e in self.inequalities)
-        self.equations = list(tuple(vector(e)*T) for e in self.equations)
+        self.inequalities = [tuple(vector(e) * T) for e in self.inequalities]
+        self.equations = [tuple(vector(e) * T) for e in self.equations]
 
     @staticmethod
     def generate_mods(equations):
diff --git a/src/sage/geometry/toric_plotter.py b/src/sage/geometry/toric_plotter.py
index 26c688bb3e6..39792db3174 100644
--- a/src/sage/geometry/toric_plotter.py
+++ b/src/sage/geometry/toric_plotter.py
@@ -833,9 +833,9 @@ def label_list(label, n, math_mode, index_set=None):
         index_set = range(n)
     if math_mode:
         label = label.strip("$")
-        return list("$%s_{%d}$" % (label, i) for i in index_set)
+        return ["$%s_{%d}$" % (label, i) for i in index_set]
     else:
-        return list("%s_%d" % (label, i) for i in index_set)
+        return ["%s_%d" % (label, i) for i in index_set]
 
 
 def options(option=None, **kwds):
diff --git a/src/sage/graphs/generators/families.py b/src/sage/graphs/generators/families.py
index 28db9a6c1ef..9e59c940e04 100644
--- a/src/sage/graphs/generators/families.py
+++ b/src/sage/graphs/generators/families.py
@@ -3131,7 +3131,7 @@ def next_step(triangle_list):
             resu += [(a, ab, ac), (ab, b, bc), (ac, bc, c)]
         return resu
 
-    tri_list = [list(vector(QQ, u) for u in [(0, 0), (0, 1), (1, 0)])]
+    tri_list = [[vector(QQ, u) for u in [(0, 0), (0, 1), (1, 0)]]]
     for k in range(n - 1):
         tri_list = next_step(tri_list)
     dg = Graph()
diff --git a/src/sage/graphs/generators/generators_test.py b/src/sage/graphs/generators/generators_test.py
index 5b57f1cd459..19160c32e54 100644
--- a/src/sage/graphs/generators/generators_test.py
+++ b/src/sage/graphs/generators/generators_test.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_shortened_000_111_extended_binary_Golay_code_graph():
     from sage.coding import codes_catalog
     from sage.coding.linear_code import LinearCode
     from sage.graphs.generators.distance_regular import (
-      shortened_000_111_extended_binary_Golay_code_graph
+        shortened_000_111_extended_binary_Golay_code_graph
     )
     from sage.matrix.constructor import matrix
     from sage.rings.finite_rings.finite_field_constructor import FiniteField
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def test_shortened_000_111_extended_binary_Golay_code_graph():
     v = C_basis[0] + C_basis[1] + C_basis[2]  # v has 111 at the start
     C_basis = C_basis[3:]
     C_basis.append(v)
-    C_basis = list(map(lambda x: x[3:], C_basis))
+    C_basis = [x[3:] for x in C_basis]
 
     code = LinearCode(matrix(FiniteField(2), C_basis))
     G = code.cosetGraph()
diff --git a/src/sage/interfaces/maxima_lib.py b/src/sage/interfaces/maxima_lib.py
index 169b964b72f..1b1172f0afc 100644
--- a/src/sage/interfaces/maxima_lib.py
+++ b/src/sage/interfaces/maxima_lib.py
@@ -1640,7 +1640,8 @@ def sr_to_max(expr):
         elif (op in special_sage_to_max):
             return EclObject(special_sage_to_max[op](*[sr_to_max(o) for o in expr.operands()]))
         elif op == tuple:
-            return EclObject(([mlist], list(sr_to_max(op) for op in expr.operands())))
+            return EclObject(([mlist],
+                              [sr_to_max(op) for op in expr.operands()]))
         elif op not in sage_op_dict:
             # Maxima does some simplifications automatically by default
             # so calling maxima(expr) can change the structure of expr
diff --git a/src/sage/interfaces/regina.py b/src/sage/interfaces/regina.py
index 6a1250a3353..52eb670be8f 100644
--- a/src/sage/interfaces/regina.py
+++ b/src/sage/interfaces/regina.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def _start(self):
             for e in AlgorithmExt:
                 d[e.name] = e
             # set up the globals
-            D = {k: v for k, v in d.items()}
+            D = dict(d)
             D[self._namespace.__name__] = self._namespace
             D[self.name()] = regina
             self._regina_globals = D
diff --git a/src/sage/knots/link.py b/src/sage/knots/link.py
index 81b6c75c49c..2e4cd0ed446 100644
--- a/src/sage/knots/link.py
+++ b/src/sage/knots/link.py
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ def _khovanov_homology_cached(self, height, implementation, ring=ZZ, **kwds):
             if not data:
                 return [(0, HomologyGroup(0, ring))]
 
-            torsion = set([k[1] for k in data])
+            torsion = {k[1] for k in data}
             invfac = {}
             for d in [k[0] for k in data]:
                 invfac[d] = []