diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/create/create_farm_render.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/create/create_farm_render.py
index 16c403de6a..3039d56ead 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/create/create_farm_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/create/create_farm_render.py
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ class CreateFarmRender(plugin.Creator):
         path = "render/{0}/{0}.".format(node.split("/")[-1])
         harmony.send(
             {
-                "function": f"PypeHarmony.Creators.CreateRender.create",
+                "function": "PypeHarmony.Creators.CreateRender.create",
                 "args": [node, path]
             })
         harmony.send(
             {
-                "function": f"PypeHarmony.color",
+                "function": "PypeHarmony.color",
                 "args": [[0.9, 0.75, 0.3, 1.0]]
             }
         )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_scene.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_scene.py
index a60e44b69b..bc2ccca1be 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_scene.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_scene.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CollectScene(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
         """Plugin entry point."""
         result = harmony.send(
             {
-                f"function": "PypeHarmony.getSceneSettings",
+                "function": "PypeHarmony.getSceneSettings",
                 "args": []}
         )["result"]
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class CollectScene(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
         result = harmony.send(
             {
-                f"function": "PypeHarmony.getVersion",
+                "function": "PypeHarmony.getVersion",
                 "args": []}
         )["result"]
         context.data["harmonyVersion"] = "{}.{}".format(result[0], result[1])
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/otio/hiero_import.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/otio/hiero_import.py
index f123b81ca6..29ff7f7325 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/otio/hiero_import.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/otio/hiero_import.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def apply_transition(otio_track, otio_item, track):
     if transition_type == 'dissolve':
         transition_func = getattr(
             hiero.core.Transition,
-            'create{kind}DissolveTransition'.format(kind=kind)
+            "create{kind}DissolveTransition".format(kind=kind)
         )
 
         try:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def apply_transition(otio_track, otio_item, track):
                 item_in,
                 item_out,
                 otio_item.in_offset.value,
-                otio_item.out_offset.value
+                otio_item.out_offset.value,
             )
 
         # Catch error raised if transition is bigger than TrackItem source
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def apply_transition(otio_track, otio_item, track):
 
         transition = transition_func(
             item_out,
-            otio_item.out_offset.value
+            otio_item.out_offset.value,
         )
 
     elif transition_type == 'fade_out':
@@ -183,9 +183,7 @@ def prep_url(url_in):
 def create_offline_mediasource(otio_clip, path=None):
     global _otio_old
 
-    hiero_rate = hiero.core.TimeBase(
-        otio_clip.source_range.start_time.rate
-    )
+    hiero_rate = hiero.core.TimeBase(otio_clip.source_range.start_time.rate)
 
     try:
         legal_media_refs = (
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ def create_offline_mediasource(otio_clip, path=None):
         source_range.start_time.value,
         source_range.duration.value,
         hiero_rate,
-        source_range.start_time.value
+        source_range.start_time.value,
     )
 
     return media
@@ -385,7 +383,8 @@ def create_trackitem(playhead, track, otio_clip, clip):
             # Only reverse effect can be applied here
             if abs(time_scalar) == 1.:
                 trackitem.setPlaybackSpeed(
-                    trackitem.playbackSpeed() * time_scalar)
+                    trackitem.playbackSpeed() * time_scalar
+                )
 
         elif isinstance(effect, otio.schema.FreezeFrame):
             # For freeze frame, playback speed must be set after range
@@ -397,28 +396,21 @@ def create_trackitem(playhead, track, otio_clip, clip):
         source_in = source_range.end_time_inclusive().value
 
         timeline_in = playhead + source_out
-        timeline_out = (
-            timeline_in +
-            source_range.duration.value
-        ) - 1
+        timeline_out = (timeline_in + source_range.duration.value) - 1
     else:
         # Normal playback speed
         source_in = source_range.start_time.value
         source_out = source_range.end_time_inclusive().value
 
         timeline_in = playhead
-        timeline_out = (
-            timeline_in +
-            source_range.duration.value
-        ) - 1
+        timeline_out = (timeline_in + source_range.duration.value) - 1
 
     # Set source and timeline in/out points
     trackitem.setTimes(
         timeline_in,
         timeline_out,
         source_in,
-        source_out
-
+        source_out,
     )
 
     # Apply playback speed for freeze frames
@@ -435,7 +427,8 @@ def create_trackitem(playhead, track, otio_clip, clip):
 
 
 def build_sequence(
-        otio_timeline, project=None, sequence=None, track_kind=None):
+    otio_timeline, project=None, sequence=None, track_kind=None
+):
     if project is None:
         if sequence:
             project = sequence.project()
@@ -509,10 +502,7 @@ def build_sequence(
 
                 # Create TrackItem
                 trackitem = create_trackitem(
-                    playhead,
-                    track,
-                    otio_clip,
-                    clip
+                    playhead, track, otio_clip, clip
                 )
 
                 # Add markers
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/plugin.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/plugin.py
index 4878368716..a6264add33 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/plugin.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/plugin.py
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ class ClipLoader:
         repr = self.context["representation"]
         repr_cntx = repr["context"]
         folder_path = self.context["folder"]["path"]
-        folder_name = self.context["folder"]["name"]
         product_name = self.context["product"]["name"]
         representation = repr["name"]
         self.data["clip_name"] = self.clip_name_template.format(**repr_cntx)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/startup/Python/StartupUI/PimpMySpreadsheet.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/startup/Python/StartupUI/PimpMySpreadsheet.py
index b8dfb07b47..fcfa24310e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/startup/Python/StartupUI/PimpMySpreadsheet.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/startup/Python/StartupUI/PimpMySpreadsheet.py
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ def _setStatus(self, status):
     global gStatusTags
 
     # Get a valid Tag object from the Global list of statuses
-    if not status in gStatusTags.keys():
+    if status not in gStatusTags.keys():
         print("Status requested was not a valid Status string.")
         return
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/startup/Python/StartupUI/otioimporter/OTIOImport.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/startup/Python/StartupUI/otioimporter/OTIOImport.py
index 8331c429df..d2fe608d99 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/startup/Python/StartupUI/otioimporter/OTIOImport.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/startup/Python/StartupUI/otioimporter/OTIOImport.py
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ def apply_transition(otio_track, otio_item, track):
         if transition_type == "dissolve":
             transition_func = getattr(
                 hiero.core.Transition,
-                'create{kind}DissolveTransition'.format(kind=kind)
+                "create{kind}DissolveTransition".format(kind=kind)
             )
 
             transition = transition_func(
                 item_in,
                 item_out,
                 otio_item.in_offset.value,
-                otio_item.out_offset.value
+                otio_item.out_offset.value,
             )
 
         elif transition_type == "fade_in":
@@ -116,20 +116,14 @@ def apply_transition(otio_track, otio_item, track):
                 hiero.core.Transition,
                 'create{kind}FadeInTransition'.format(kind=kind)
             )
-            transition = transition_func(
-                item_out,
-                otio_item.out_offset.value
-            )
+            transition = transition_func(item_out, otio_item.out_offset.value)
 
         elif transition_type == "fade_out":
             transition_func = getattr(
                 hiero.core.Transition,
-                'create{kind}FadeOutTransition'.format(kind=kind)
-            )
-            transition = transition_func(
-                item_in,
-                otio_item.in_offset.value
+                "create{kind}FadeOutTransition".format(kind=kind)
             )
+            transition = transition_func(item_in, otio_item.in_offset.value)
 
         else:
             # Unknown transition
@@ -138,11 +132,10 @@ def apply_transition(otio_track, otio_item, track):
         # Apply transition to track
         track.addTransition(transition)
 
-    except Exception, e:
+    except Exception as e:
         sys.stderr.write(
             'Unable to apply transition "{t}": "{e}"\n'.format(
-                t=otio_item,
-                e=e
+                t=otio_item, e=e
             )
         )
 
@@ -153,18 +146,14 @@ def prep_url(url_in):
     if url.startswith("file://localhost/"):
         return url.replace("file://localhost/", "")
 
-    url = '{url}'.format(
-        sep=url.startswith(os.sep) and "" or os.sep,
-        url=url.startswith(os.sep) and url[1:] or url
-    )
+    if url.startswith(os.sep):
+        url = url[1:]
 
     return url
 
 
 def create_offline_mediasource(otio_clip, path=None):
-    hiero_rate = hiero.core.TimeBase(
-        otio_clip.source_range.start_time.rate
-    )
+    hiero_rate = hiero.core.TimeBase(otio_clip.source_range.start_time.rate)
 
     if isinstance(otio_clip.media_reference, otio.schema.ExternalReference):
         source_range = otio_clip.available_range()
@@ -180,7 +169,7 @@ def create_offline_mediasource(otio_clip, path=None):
         source_range.start_time.value,
         source_range.duration.value,
         hiero_rate,
-        source_range.start_time.value
+        source_range.start_time.value,
     )
 
     return media
@@ -203,7 +192,7 @@ marker_color_map = {
     "MAGENTA": "Magenta",
     "BLACK": "Blue",
     "WHITE": "Green",
-    "MINT": "Cyan"
+    "MINT": "Cyan",
 }
 
 
@@ -254,12 +243,6 @@ def add_markers(otio_item, hiero_item, tagsbin):
         if _tag is None:
             _tag = hiero.core.Tag(marker_color_map[marker.color])
 
-        start = marker.marked_range.start_time.value
-        end = (
-            marker.marked_range.start_time.value +
-            marker.marked_range.duration.value
-        )
-
         tag = hiero_item.addTag(_tag)
         tag.setName(marker.name or marker_color_map[marker_color])
 
@@ -275,12 +258,12 @@ def create_track(otio_track, tracknum, track_kind):
     # Create a Track
     if otio_track.kind == otio.schema.TrackKind.Video:
         track = hiero.core.VideoTrack(
-            otio_track.name or 'Video{n}'.format(n=tracknum)
+            otio_track.name or "Video{n}".format(n=tracknum)
         )
 
     else:
         track = hiero.core.AudioTrack(
-            otio_track.name or 'Audio{n}'.format(n=tracknum)
+            otio_track.name or "Audio{n}".format(n=tracknum)
         )
 
     return track
@@ -315,34 +298,25 @@ def create_trackitem(playhead, track, otio_clip, clip, tagsbin):
     for effect in otio_clip.effects:
         if isinstance(effect, otio.schema.LinearTimeWarp):
             trackitem.setPlaybackSpeed(
-                trackitem.playbackSpeed() *
-                effect.time_scalar
+                trackitem.playbackSpeed() * effect.time_scalar
             )
 
     # If reverse playback speed swap source in and out
     if trackitem.playbackSpeed() < 0:
         source_out = source_range.start_time.value
         source_in = (
-            source_range.start_time.value +
-            source_range.duration.value
+            source_range.start_time.value + source_range.duration.value
         ) - 1
         timeline_in = playhead + source_out
-        timeline_out = (
-            timeline_in +
-            source_range.duration.value
-        ) - 1
+        timeline_out = (timeline_in + source_range.duration.value) - 1
     else:
         # Normal playback speed
         source_in = source_range.start_time.value
         source_out = (
-            source_range.start_time.value +
-            source_range.duration.value
+            source_range.start_time.value + source_range.duration.value
         ) - 1
         timeline_in = playhead
-        timeline_out = (
-            timeline_in +
-            source_range.duration.value
-        ) - 1
+        timeline_out = (timeline_in + source_range.duration.value) - 1
 
     # Set source and timeline in/out points
     trackitem.setSourceIn(source_in)
@@ -357,7 +331,8 @@ def create_trackitem(playhead, track, otio_clip, clip, tagsbin):
 
 
 def build_sequence(
-        otio_timeline, project=None, sequence=None, track_kind=None):
+    otio_timeline, project=None, sequence=None, track_kind=None
+):
 
     if project is None:
         if sequence:
@@ -414,8 +389,7 @@ def build_sequence(
             if isinstance(otio_clip, otio.schema.Stack):
                 bar = hiero.ui.mainWindow().statusBar()
                 bar.showMessage(
-                    "Nested sequences are created separately.",
-                    timeout=3000
+                    "Nested sequences are created separately.", timeout=3000
                 )
                 build_sequence(otio_clip, project, otio_track.kind)
 
@@ -428,11 +402,7 @@ def build_sequence(
 
                 # Create TrackItem
                 trackitem = create_trackitem(
-                    playhead,
-                    track,
-                    otio_clip,
-                    clip,
-                    tagsbin
+                    playhead, track, otio_clip, clip, tagsbin
                 )
 
                 # Add trackitem to track
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/tags.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/tags.py
index 32620aa2f5..5abfee75d0 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/tags.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/api/tags.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def update_tag(tag, data):
     # set all data metadata to tag metadata
     for _k, _v in data_mtd.items():
         value = str(_v)
-        if type(_v) == dict:
+        if isinstance(_v, dict):
             value = json.dumps(_v)
 
         # set the value
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py
index 26f6968884..e10f2c7e13 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish/precollect_instances.py
@@ -378,12 +378,10 @@ class PrecollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
         # collect all subtrack items
         sub_track_items = {}
         for track in tracks:
-            items = track.items()
-
-            effet_items = track.subTrackItems()
+            effect_items = track.subTrackItems()
 
             # skip if no clips on track > need track with effect only
-            if not effet_items:
+            if not effect_items:
                 continue
 
             # skip all disabled tracks
@@ -391,7 +389,7 @@ class PrecollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                 continue
 
             track_index = track.trackIndex()
-            _sub_track_items = phiero.flatten(effet_items)
+            _sub_track_items = phiero.flatten(effect_items)
 
             _sub_track_items = list(_sub_track_items)
             # continue only if any subtrack items are collected
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish_old_workflow/precollect_retime.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish_old_workflow/precollect_retime.py
index 297ffa8001..8503a0b6a7 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish_old_workflow/precollect_retime.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/hiero/plugins/publish_old_workflow/precollect_retime.py
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ class PrecollectRetime(api.InstancePlugin):
         source_out = int(track_item.sourceOut())
         speed = track_item.playbackSpeed()
 
-        # calculate available material before retime
-        available_in = int(track_item.handleInLength() * speed)
-        available_out = int(track_item.handleOutLength() * speed)
-
         self.log.debug((
             "_BEFORE: \n timeline_in: `{0}`,\n timeline_out: `{1}`, \n "
             "source_in: `{2}`,\n source_out: `{3}`,\n speed: `{4}`,\n "
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_alembic.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_alembic.py
index a77d06d409..37657cbdff 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_alembic.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_alembic.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class AbcLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
 
         normal_node.setInput(0, unpack)
 
-        null = container.createNode("null", node_name="OUT".format(name))
+        null = container.createNode("null", node_name="OUT")
         null.setInput(0, normal_node)
 
         # Ensure display flag is on the Alembic input node and not on the OUT
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py
index 95414ae7f1..fdf03d5cba 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/validate_cop_output_node.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class ValidateCopOutputNode(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         # the isinstance check above should be stricter than this category
         if output_node.type().category().name() != "Cop2":
             raise PublishValidationError(
-                ("Output node %s is not of category Cop2. "
-                 "This is a bug...").format(output_node.path()),
+                (
+                    "Output node {} is not of category Cop2."
+                    " This is a bug..."
+                ).format(output_node.path()),
                 title=cls.label)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/max/plugins/publish/validate_renderpasses.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/max/plugins/publish/validate_renderpasses.py
index ba948747b9..394d3119c4 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/max/plugins/publish/validate_renderpasses.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/max/plugins/publish/validate_renderpasses.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class ValidateRenderPasses(OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,
         invalid = []
         if instance.name not in file_name:
             cls.log.error("The renderpass filename should contain the instance name.")
-            invalid.append((f"Invalid instance name",
+            invalid.append(("Invalid instance name",
                             file_name))
         if renderpass is not None:
             if not file_name.rstrip(".").endswith(renderpass):
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/lib.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
index cad5b0405f..acfac760e6 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
@@ -2152,9 +2152,13 @@ def get_related_sets(node):
     sets = cmds.ls(sets)
 
     # Ignore `avalon.container`
-    sets = [s for s in sets if
-            not cmds.attributeQuery("id", node=s, exists=True) or
-            not cmds.getAttr("%s.id" % s) in ignored]
+    sets = [
+        s for s in sets
+        if (
+           not cmds.attributeQuery("id", node=s, exists=True)
+           or cmds.getAttr(f"{s}.id") not in ignored
+        )
+    ]
 
     # Exclude deformer sets (`type=2` for `maya.cmds.listSets`)
     deformer_sets = cmds.listSets(object=node,
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index c981c37123..ff959afabc 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         layer = instance.data["transientData"]["layer"]
         objset = instance.data.get("instance_node")
         filepath = context.data["currentFile"].replace("\\", "/")
-        workspace = context.data["workspaceDir"]
 
         # check if layer is renderable
         if not layer.isRenderable():
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_skeletalmesh_fbx.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_skeletalmesh_fbx.py
index edbb5f845e..6292afcf41 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_skeletalmesh_fbx.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_skeletalmesh_fbx.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class ExtractUnrealSkeletalMeshFbx(publish.Extractor):
             renamed_to_extract.append("|".join(node_path))
 
         with renamed(original_parent, parent_node):
-            self.log.debug("Extracting: {}".format(renamed_to_extract, path))
+            self.log.debug("Extracting: {}".format(renamed_to_extract))
             fbx_exporter.export(renamed_to_extract, path)
 
         if "representations" not in instance.data:
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/tools/mayalookassigner/models.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/tools/mayalookassigner/models.py
index f5dad25ff0..b0807be6a6 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/tools/mayalookassigner/models.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/tools/mayalookassigner/models.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class AssetModel(models.TreeModel):
         self.beginResetModel()
 
         # Add the items sorted by label
-        sorter = lambda x: x["label"]
+        def sorter(x):
+            return x["label"]
 
         for item in sorted(items, key=sorter):
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/create/create_render.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/create/create_render.py
index 8d91afc74e..e3a24c79a2 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/create/create_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/create/create_render.py
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ class CreateRenderPass(TVPaintCreator):
         if filtered_layers:
             self.log.info((
                 "Changing group of "
-                f"{','.join([l['name'] for l in filtered_layers])}"
+                f"{','.join([layer['name'] for layer in filtered_layers])}"
                 f" to {group_id}"
             ))
             george_lines = [
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/lib.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/lib.py
index fe9e239ed5..37122b2096 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/lib.py
@@ -216,10 +216,8 @@ def create_unreal_project(project_name: str,
         since 3.16.0
 
     """
-    env = env or os.environ
 
     preset = get_project_settings(project_name)["unreal"]["project_setup"]
-    ue_id = ".".join(ue_version.split(".")[:2])
     # get unreal engine identifier
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # FIXME (antirotor): As of 4.26 this is problem with UE4 built from
@@ -238,10 +236,12 @@ def create_unreal_project(project_name: str,
     project_file = pr_dir / f"{unreal_project_name}.uproject"
 
     print("--- Generating a new project ...")
-    commandlet_cmd = [f'{ue_editor_exe.as_posix()}',
-                      f'{cmdlet_project.as_posix()}',
-                      f'-run=AyonGenerateProject',
-                      f'{project_file.resolve().as_posix()}']
+    commandlet_cmd = [
+        ue_editor_exe.as_posix(),
+        cmdlet_project.as_posix(),
+        "-run=AyonGenerateProject",
+        project_file.resolve().as_posix()
+    ]
 
     if dev_mode or preset["dev_mode"]:
         commandlet_cmd.append('-GenerateCode')
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def create_unreal_project(project_name: str,
         pf.seek(0)
         json.dump(pf_json, pf, indent=4)
         pf.truncate()
-        print(f'--- Engine ID has been written into the project file')
+        print("--- Engine ID has been written into the project file")
 
     if dev_mode or preset["dev_mode"]:
         u_build_tool = get_path_to_ubt(engine_path, ue_version)
@@ -282,17 +282,25 @@ def create_unreal_project(project_name: str,
             # we need to test this out
             arch = "Mac"
 
-        command1 = [u_build_tool.as_posix(), "-projectfiles",
-                    f"-project={project_file}", "-progress"]
+        command1 = [
+            u_build_tool.as_posix(),
+            "-projectfiles",
+            f"-project={project_file}",
+            "-progress"
+        ]
 
         subprocess.run(command1)
 
-        command2 = [u_build_tool.as_posix(),
-                    f"-ModuleWithSuffix={unreal_project_name},3555", arch,
-                    "Development", "-TargetType=Editor",
-                    f'-Project={project_file}',
-                    f'{project_file}',
-                    "-IgnoreJunk"]
+        command2 = [
+            u_build_tool.as_posix(),
+            f"-ModuleWithSuffix={unreal_project_name},3555",
+            arch,
+            "Development",
+            "-TargetType=Editor",
+            f"-Project={project_file}",
+            project_file,
+            "-IgnoreJunk"
+        ]
 
         subprocess.run(command2)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/plugins/create/create_render.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/plugins/create/create_render.py
index cbec84c543..5a96d9809c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/plugins/create/create_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/unreal/plugins/create/create_render.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class CreateRender(UnrealAssetCreator):
         # If the option to create a new level sequence is selected,
         # create a new level sequence and a master level.
 
-        root = f"/Game/Ayon/Sequences"
+        root = "/Game/Ayon/Sequences"
 
         # Create a new folder for the sequence in root
         sequence_dir_name = create_folder(root, product_name)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class CreateRender(UnrealAssetCreator):
                 master_lvl = levels[0].get_asset().get_path_name()
             except IndexError:
                 raise RuntimeError(
-                    f"Could not find the hierarchy for the selected sequence.")
+                    "Could not find the hierarchy for the selected sequence.")
 
             # If the selected asset is the master sequence, we get its data
             # and then we create the instance for the master sequence.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
index a31a11ffb1..5602b02707 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
@@ -855,10 +855,10 @@ def _format_tiles(
     """
     # Math used requires integers for correct output - as such
     # we ensure our inputs are correct.
-    assert type(tiles_x) is int, "tiles_x must be an integer"
-    assert type(tiles_y) is int, "tiles_y must be an integer"
-    assert type(width) is int, "width must be an integer"
-    assert type(height) is int, "height must be an integer"
+    assert isinstance(tiles_x, int), "tiles_x must be an integer"
+    assert isinstance(tiles_y, int), "tiles_y must be an integer"
+    assert isinstance(width, int), "width must be an integer"
+    assert isinstance(height, int), "height must be an integer"
 
     out = {"JobInfo": {}, "PluginInfo": {}}
     cfg = OrderedDict()
diff --git a/server_addon/create_ayon_addons.py b/server_addon/create_ayon_addons.py
index dd765b381e..c2686199be 100644
--- a/server_addon/create_ayon_addons.py
+++ b/server_addon/create_ayon_addons.py
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ def main(
     addons=None,
 ):
     current_dir = Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-    root_dir = current_dir.parent
     create_zip = not skip_zip
 
     if output_dir: