diff --git a/testtools/source/bridgetest/pyuno/core.py b/testtools/source/bridgetest/pyuno/core.py
index 5c0ede8888f8..c0c798daa5f4 100644
--- a/testtools/source/bridgetest/pyuno/core.py
+++ b/testtools/source/bridgetest/pyuno/core.py
@@ -46,21 +46,21 @@ def equalsEps( a,b,eps ):
 
 def assign( rData, bBool, cChar, nByte, nShort, nUShort, nLong, nULong, nHyper,\
               nUHyper, fFloat, fDouble, eEnum, rStr, xTest, rAny  ):
-    rData.Bool = bBool;
-    rData.Char = cChar;
-    rData.Byte = nByte;
-    rData.Short = nShort;
-    rData.UShort = nUShort;
-    rData.Long = nLong;
-    rData.ULong = nULong;
-    rData.Hyper = nHyper;
-    rData.UHyper = nUHyper;
-    rData.Float = fFloat;
-    rData.Double = fDouble;
-    rData.Enum = eEnum;
-    rData.String = rStr;
-    rData.Interface = xTest;
-    rData.Any = rAny;
+    rData.Bool = bBool
+    rData.Char = cChar
+    rData.Byte = nByte
+    rData.Short = nShort
+    rData.UShort = nUShort
+    rData.Long = nLong
+    rData.ULong = nULong
+    rData.Hyper = nHyper
+    rData.UHyper = nUHyper
+    rData.Float = fFloat
+    rData.Double = fDouble
+    rData.Enum = eEnum
+    rData.String = rStr
+    rData.Interface = xTest
+    rData.Any = rAny
 
 
 class PythonTransporter:
diff --git a/testtools/source/bridgetest/pyuno/samplecomponent.py b/testtools/source/bridgetest/pyuno/samplecomponent.py
index 4778a76022e0..1af48bb67876 100644
--- a/testtools/source/bridgetest/pyuno/samplecomponent.py
+++ b/testtools/source/bridgetest/pyuno/samplecomponent.py
@@ -32,21 +32,21 @@ g_attribs = "RuntimeException", "Bool", "Char", "Byte", "Short", "UShort", \
 
 def assign( rData, bBool, cChar, nByte, nShort, nUShort, nLong, nULong, nHyper,\
               nUHyper, fFloat, fDouble, eEnum, rStr, xTest, rAny  ):
-    rData.Bool = bBool;
-    rData.Char = cChar;
-    rData.Byte = nByte;
-    rData.Short = nShort;
-    rData.UShort = nUShort;
-    rData.Long = nLong;
-    rData.ULong = nULong;
-    rData.Hyper = nHyper;
-    rData.UHyper = nUHyper;
-    rData.Float = fFloat;
-    rData.Double = fDouble;
-    rData.Enum = eEnum;
-    rData.String = rStr;
-    rData.Interface = xTest;
-    rData.Any = rAny;
+    rData.Bool = bBool
+    rData.Char = cChar
+    rData.Byte = nByte
+    rData.Short = nShort
+    rData.UShort = nUShort
+    rData.Long = nLong
+    rData.ULong = nULong
+    rData.Hyper = nHyper
+    rData.UHyper = nUHyper
+    rData.Float = fFloat
+    rData.Double = fDouble
+    rData.Enum = eEnum
+    rData.String = rStr
+    rData.Interface = xTest
+    rData.Any = rAny
 
 class MyRecursiveCall( XRecursiveCall, unohelper.Base ):
       def callRecursivly( xCall, nToCall ):
diff --git a/uitest/test_main.py b/uitest/test_main.py
index 1957f54dc373..9106d1b8e86a 100644
--- a/uitest/test_main.py
+++ b/uitest/test_main.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if "-h" in opts or "--help" in opts:
         usage()
         sys.exit()
-    elif not "--soffice" in opts:
+    elif "--soffice" not in opts:
         usage()
         sys.exit(1)
     elif "--dir" in opts:
diff --git a/uitest/ui_logger_dsl/dsl_core.py b/uitest/ui_logger_dsl/dsl_core.py
index 79bd748b54e2..ef0a36273219 100644
--- a/uitest/ui_logger_dsl/dsl_core.py
+++ b/uitest/ui_logger_dsl/dsl_core.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ul_Compiler:
     parent_hierarchy_count = 0
     last_parent = []
     flag_for_QuerySaveDialog = False
-    math_element_selector_initializer= False;
+    math_element_selector_initializer= False
 
     def __init__(self, input_address, output_address):
         self.ui_dsl_mm = metamodel_from_file("ui_logger_dsl_grammar.tx")
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ class ul_Compiler:
 
     def handle_math_element_selector(self, math_element_selector):
 
-        if( self.math_element_selector_initializer == False ):
+        if not self.math_element_selector_initializer:
             # This part is for initializing the element selector in the Math application
             self.math_element_selector_initializer = True
             line = (
diff --git a/uitest/uitest/uihelper/testDialog.py b/uitest/uitest/uihelper/testDialog.py
index 20d37205d5a2..76b3c2fcc49b 100644
--- a/uitest/uitest/uihelper/testDialog.py
+++ b/uitest/uitest/uihelper/testDialog.py
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ def testAppDialog(UITestCase, app, dialog):
     with UITestCase.ui_test.create_doc_in_start_center(app):
         with UITestCase.ui_test.execute_dialog_through_command(
                 dialog['command'], close_button=dialog['closeButton']) as xDialog:
-            if 'skipTestOK' in dialog and dialog['skipTestOK'] == True:
+            if 'skipTestOK' in dialog and dialog['skipTestOK']:
                 xOKBtn = None
             else:
                 try:
                     xOKBtn = xDialog.getChild("ok")
                     if (get_state_as_dict(xOKBtn)["Enabled"] != "true"):
                         xOKBtn = None
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     xOKBtn = None
 
         if (xOKBtn is not None):
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ def testChartDialog(UITestCase, dialog):
                 xObj, "COMMAND",
                 mkPropertyValues({"COMMAND": dialog['command']}),
                 close_button=dialog['closeButton']) as xDialog:
-            if 'skipTestOK' in dialog and dialog['skipTestOK'] == True:
+            if 'skipTestOK' in dialog and dialog['skipTestOK']:
                 xOKBtn = None
             else:
                 try:
                     xOKBtn = xDialog.getChild("ok")
                     if (get_state_as_dict(xOKBtn)["Enabled"] != "true"):
                         xOKBtn = None
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     xOKBtn = None
 
         if (xOKBtn is not None):
diff --git a/unotest/source/python/org/libreoffice/unotest.py b/unotest/source/python/org/libreoffice/unotest.py
index 743e1781de84..e3865fdc0b8e 100644
--- a/unotest/source/python/org/libreoffice/unotest.py
+++ b/unotest/source/python/org/libreoffice/unotest.py
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def retryInvoke(connection, test):
                 connection.postTest()
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             raise # Ctrl+C should work
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             print("retryInvoke: caught exception")
     raise Exception("FAILED retryInvoke")