diff --git a/test/jsonld/__init__.py b/test/jsonld/__init__.py
index a7d8a6b02..b082da4f8 100644
--- a/test/jsonld/__init__.py
+++ b/test/jsonld/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@
 assert plugin
 assert serializer
 assert parser
-import json
 
 __all__: List[str] = []
diff --git a/test/jsonld/test_api.py b/test/jsonld/test_api.py
index 7879bfda6..5beab1fd9 100644
--- a/test/jsonld/test_api.py
+++ b/test/jsonld/test_api.py
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
-from rdflib.parser import Parser
-from rdflib.plugin import register
-from rdflib.serializer import Serializer
-
-register("json-ld", Parser, "rdflib.plugins.parsers.jsonld", "JsonLDParser")
-register("json-ld", Serializer, "rdflib.plugins.serializers.jsonld", "JsonLDSerializer")
-
 from rdflib import Graph, Literal, URIRef
 
 
diff --git a/test/jsonld/test_named_graphs.py b/test/jsonld/test_named_graphs.py
index ca25b7954..1d1bd6265 100644
--- a/test/jsonld/test_named_graphs.py
+++ b/test/jsonld/test_named_graphs.py
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
-from rdflib import *
-from rdflib.parser import Parser
-from rdflib.plugin import register
-
-register("json-ld", Parser, "rdflib.plugins.parsers.jsonld", "JsonLDParser")
-register("application/ld+json", Parser, "rdflib.plugins.parsers.jsonld", "JsonLDParser")
+from rdflib import ConjunctiveGraph, Dataset, Graph, URIRef
 
 data = """
 {
diff --git a/test/test_dataset/test_dataset.py b/test/test_dataset/test_dataset.py
index 373383f7c..18c2920ee 100644
--- a/test/test_dataset/test_dataset.py
+++ b/test/test_dataset/test_dataset.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def get_dataset(request):
         else:
             try:
                 os.remove(path)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_graph/test_graph_formula.py b/test/test_graph/test_graph_formula.py
index 6f1092ca3..32b3aef71 100644
--- a/test/test_graph/test_graph_formula.py
+++ b/test/test_graph/test_graph_formula.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def checkFormulaStore(store="default", configString=None):
             os.unlink(path)
         else:
             g.store.destroy(configString)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         g.close()
         if store == "SQLite":
             os.unlink(path)
diff --git a/test/test_issues/test_issue492.py b/test/test_issues/test_issue492.py
index 713ce7aca..83d2d938f 100644
--- a/test/test_issues/test_issue492.py
+++ b/test/test_issues/test_issue492.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 # test for https://github.com/RDFLib/rdflib/issues/492
-
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
 import rdflib
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_issues/test_issue604.py b/test/test_issues/test_issue604.py
index d56629434..cb5aaac99 100644
--- a/test/test_issues/test_issue604.py
+++ b/test/test_issues/test_issue604.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from rdflib import *
+from rdflib import RDF, BNode, Graph, Literal, Namespace
 from rdflib.collection import Collection
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_literal/test_term.py b/test/test_literal/test_term.py
index 506f1a3f7..ca2a972f3 100644
--- a/test/test_literal/test_term.py
+++ b/test/test_literal/test_term.py
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ def isclose(a, b, rel_tol=1e-09, abs_tol=0.0):
             if not case_passed:
                 try:
                     case_passed = isclose((case[1] + case[2].value), case[3].value)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     pass
 
             if not case_passed:
diff --git a/test/test_misc/test_events.py b/test/test_misc/test_events.py
index c2654ab0c..7e6849ae6 100644
--- a/test/test_misc/test_events.py
+++ b/test/test_misc/test_events.py
@@ -60,5 +60,5 @@ def testEvents(self):
         assert c2["bob"] == "uncle"
         assert c3["bob"] == "uncle"
         del c3["bob"]
-        assert ("bob" in c1) == False
-        assert ("bob" in c2) == False
+        assert ("bob" in c1) is False
+        assert ("bob" in c2) is False
diff --git a/test/test_namespace/test_namespace.py b/test/test_namespace/test_namespace.py
index cb3f26f50..3f439133c 100644
--- a/test/test_namespace/test_namespace.py
+++ b/test/test_namespace/test_namespace.py
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ def test_expand_curie_exception_messages(self) -> None:
         ["curie", "expected_result"],
         [
             ("ex:tarek", URIRef("urn:example:tarek")),
-            ("ex:", URIRef(f"urn:example:")),
-            ("ex:a", URIRef(f"urn:example:a")),
-            ("ex:a:b", URIRef(f"urn:example:a:b")),
-            ("ex:a:b:c", URIRef(f"urn:example:a:b:c")),
+            ("ex:", URIRef("urn:example:")),
+            ("ex:a", URIRef("urn:example:a")),
+            ("ex:a:b", URIRef("urn:example:a:b")),
+            ("ex:a:b:c", URIRef("urn:example:a:b:c")),
             ("ex", ValueError),
             ("em:tarek", ValueError),
             ("em:", ValueError),
diff --git a/test/test_parsers/test_parser_hext.py b/test/test_parsers/test_parser_hext.py
index f4d1184ac..5f4a180b7 100644
--- a/test/test_parsers/test_parser_hext.py
+++ b/test/test_parsers/test_parser_hext.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.absolute()))
 from rdflib import ConjunctiveGraph, Dataset, Literal
 from rdflib.namespace import XSD
 
@@ -116,8 +114,8 @@ def test_roundtrip():
             try:
                 cg = ConjunctiveGraph().parse(f, format="nt")
                 # print(cg.serialize(format="n3"))
-            except:
-                print(f"Skipping: could not NT parse")
+            except Exception:
+                print("Skipping: could not NT parse")
                 skipped += 1
                 skip = True
             if not skip:
diff --git a/test/test_parsers/test_swap_n3.py b/test/test_parsers/test_swap_n3.py
index cebb55ad9..e173b8452 100644
--- a/test/test_parsers/test_swap_n3.py
+++ b/test/test_parsers/test_swap_n3.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import os
+from test.data import TEST_DATA_DIR
 
 import pytest
 
-maketrans = str.maketrans
-from test.data import TEST_DATA_DIR
-
 import rdflib
 
 """
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ def get_cases():
         tfiles += files
     for tfile in set(tfiles):
         gname = tfile.split("/swap-n3/swap/test/")[1][:-3].translate(
-            maketrans("-/", "__")
+            str.maketrans("-/", "__")
         )
         e = Envelope(gname, tfile)
         if gname in skiptests:
diff --git a/test/test_serializers/test_serializer_hext.py b/test/test_serializers/test_serializer_hext.py
index cae703966..2a75cc895 100644
--- a/test/test_serializers/test_serializer_hext.py
+++ b/test/test_serializers/test_serializer_hext.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-import sys
-from pathlib import Path
-
-sys.path.append(str(Path(__file__).parent.parent.absolute()))
 import json
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from rdflib import ConjunctiveGraph, Dataset, Graph
 
diff --git a/test/test_sparql/test_datetime_processing.py b/test/test_sparql/test_datetime_processing.py
index 8cec5cca5..9fb0901a8 100644
--- a/test/test_sparql/test_datetime_processing.py
+++ b/test/test_sparql/test_datetime_processing.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def test_dateTime_duration_subs():
     f = io.StringIO(data)
     graph.parse(f, format="n3")
 
-    ## 1st Test Case
+    # 1st Test Case
 
     result1 = graph.query(
         """
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def test_dateTime_duration_subs():
     eq_(list(result1)[0][0], expected[0])
     eq_(list(result1)[1][0], expected[1])
 
-    ## 2nd Test Case
+    # 2nd Test Case
 
     result2 = graph.query(
         """
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def test_dateTime_duration_add():
     f = io.StringIO(data)
     graph.parse(f, format="n3")
 
-    ## 1st Test case
+    # 1st Test case
 
     result1 = graph.query(
         """
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def test_dateTime_duration_add():
     eq_(list(result1)[0][0], expected[0])
     eq_(list(result1)[1][0], expected[1])
 
-    ## 2nd Test case
+    # 2nd Test case
 
     result2 = graph.query(
         """
diff --git a/test/test_store/test_store_sparqlupdatestore.py b/test/test_store/test_store_sparqlupdatestore.py
index c29a6ac6c..c55b3ac62 100644
--- a/test/test_store/test_store_sparqlupdatestore.py
+++ b/test/test_store/test_store_sparqlupdatestore.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 try:
     assert len(urlopen(HOST).read()) > 0
-except:
+except Exception:
     pytest.skip(f"{HOST} is unavailable.", allow_module_level=True)
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_turtle_quoting.py b/test/test_turtle_quoting.py
index bdafd0713..14d82bca2 100644
--- a/test/test_turtle_quoting.py
+++ b/test/test_turtle_quoting.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import itertools
 import logging
+import re
 from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, List, Tuple
 
 import pytest
@@ -28,8 +29,6 @@
     "\\": "\\",
 }
 
-import re
-
 
 def make_unquote_correctness_pairs() -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
     """
diff --git a/test/test_typing.py b/test/test_typing.py
index 7bce69840..1b9113025 100644
--- a/test/test_typing.py
+++ b/test/test_typing.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def test_rdflib_query_exercise() -> None:
     assert python_two == 2
 
     python_true: bool = literal_true.toPython()
-    assert python_true == True
+    assert python_true is True
 
     python_iri: str = kb_https_uriref.toPython()
     assert python_iri == "https://example.org/kb/y"
diff --git a/test/test_util.py b/test/test_util.py
index c842bc928..37d1db291 100644
--- a/test/test_util.py
+++ b/test/test_util.py
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ def test_util_from_n3_not_escapes(self, string: str) -> None:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "string",
         [
-            (f"j\\366rn"),
-            (f"\\"),
-            (f"\\0"),
+            ("j\\366rn"),
+            ("\\"),
+            ("\\0"),
         ],
     )
     def test_util_from_n3_not_escapes_xf(self, string: str) -> None:
diff --git a/test/test_w3c_spec/test_n3_w3c.py b/test/test_w3c_spec/test_n3_w3c.py
index 436e07901..61b851a70 100644
--- a/test/test_w3c_spec/test_n3_w3c.py
+++ b/test/test_w3c_spec/test_n3_w3c.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def n3(test: RDFTest):
                 res.serialize(),
             )
 
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         if test.syntax:
             raise