diff --git a/doc/exts/pylint_extensions.py b/doc/exts/pylint_extensions.py
index 02e9be5bc23..4dc6f184f62 100755
--- a/doc/exts/pylint_extensions.py
+++ b/doc/exts/pylint_extensions.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def builder_inited(app):
         if name[0] == "_" or name in DEPRECATED_MODULES:
             continue
         if ext == ".py":
-            modules.append("pylint.extensions.%s" % name)
+            modules.append(f"pylint.extensions.{name}")
         elif ext == ".rst":
             doc_files["pylint.extensions." + name] = os.path.join(ext_path, filename)
     modules.sort()
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/__init__.py b/pylint/checkers/__init__.py
index 4bc586a1c4c..ffc9402232f 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/__init__.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/__init__.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ def table_lines_from_stats(stats, old_stats, columns):
             diff_str = diff_string(old, new)
         else:
             old, diff_str = "NC", "NC"
-        new = "%.3f" % new if isinstance(new, float) else str(new)
-        old = "%.3f" % old if isinstance(old, float) else str(old)
+        new = f"{new:.3f}" if isinstance(new, float) else str(new)
+        old = f"{old:.3f}" if isinstance(old, float) else str(old)
         lines += (m_type.replace("_", " "), new, old, diff_str)
     return lines
 
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/base.py b/pylint/checkers/base.py
index 352e20ebe46..ae4ca15d289 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/base.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/base.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class AnyStyle(NamingStyle):
         ["set()", "{}", "[]"],
     ),
     **{
-        x: "%s()" % x
+        x: f"{x}()"
         for x in (
             "collections.deque",
             "collections.ChainMap",
@@ -407,12 +407,12 @@ def report_by_type_stats(sect, stats, old_stats):
             try:
                 documented = total - stats["undocumented_" + node_type]
                 percent = (documented * 100.0) / total
-                nice_stats[node_type]["percent_documented"] = "%.2f" % percent
+                nice_stats[node_type]["percent_documented"] = f"{percent:.2f}"
             except KeyError:
                 nice_stats[node_type]["percent_documented"] = "NC"
             try:
                 percent = (stats["badname_" + node_type] * 100.0) / total
-                nice_stats[node_type]["percent_badname"] = "%.2f" % percent
+                nice_stats[node_type]["percent_badname"] = f"{percent:.2f}"
             except KeyError:
                 nice_stats[node_type]["percent_badname"] = "NC"
     lines = ("type", "number", "old number", "difference", "%documented", "%badname")
@@ -1706,8 +1706,7 @@ def _create_naming_options():
                     "type": "choice",
                     "choices": list(NAMING_STYLES.keys()),
                     "metavar": "<style>",
-                    "help": "Naming style matching correct %s names."
-                    % (human_readable_name,),
+                    "help": f"Naming style matching correct {human_readable_name} names.",
                 },
             )
         )
@@ -1718,8 +1717,7 @@ def _create_naming_options():
                     "default": None,
                     "type": "regexp",
                     "metavar": "<regexp>",
-                    "help": "Regular expression matching correct %s names. Overrides %s-naming-style."
-                    % (human_readable_name, name_type),
+                    "help": f"Regular expression matching correct {human_readable_name} names. Overrides {name_type}-naming-style.",
                 },
             )
         )
@@ -1891,9 +1889,9 @@ def _create_naming_rules(self):
                 regexps[name_type] = custom_regex
 
             if custom_regex is not None:
-                hints[name_type] = "%r pattern" % custom_regex.pattern
+                hints[name_type] = f"{custom_regex.pattern!r} pattern"
             else:
-                hints[name_type] = "%s naming style" % naming_style_name
+                hints[name_type] = f"{naming_style_name} naming style"
 
         return regexps, hints
 
@@ -2026,7 +2024,7 @@ def _raise_name_warning(
         type_label = HUMAN_READABLE_TYPES[node_type]
         hint = self._name_hints[node_type]
         if self.config.include_naming_hint:
-            hint += " (%r pattern)" % self._name_regexps[node_type].pattern
+            hint += f" ({self._name_regexps[node_type].pattern!r} pattern)"
         args = (
             (type_label.capitalize(), name, hint)
             if warning == "invalid-name"
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/base_checker.py b/pylint/checkers/base_checker.py
index 4b220f28d41..5dfd7ea782b 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/base_checker.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/base_checker.py
@@ -70,35 +70,37 @@ def __str__(self):
 
     def get_full_documentation(self, msgs, options, reports, doc=None, module=None):
         result = ""
-        checker_title = "%s checker" % (self.name.replace("_", " ").title())
+        checker_title = f"{self.name.replace('_', ' ').title()} checker"
         if module:
             # Provide anchor to link against
-            result += ".. _%s:\n\n" % module
-        result += "%s\n" % get_rst_title(checker_title, "~")
+            result += f".. _{module}:\n\n"
+        result += f"{get_rst_title(checker_title, '~')}\n"
         if module:
-            result += "This checker is provided by ``%s``.\n" % module
-        result += "Verbatim name of the checker is ``%s``.\n\n" % self.name
+            result += f"This checker is provided by ``{module}``.\n"
+        result += f"Verbatim name of the checker is ``{self.name}``.\n\n"
         if doc:
             # Provide anchor to link against
             result += get_rst_title(f"{checker_title} Documentation", "^")
-            result += "%s\n\n" % cleandoc(doc)
+            result += f"{cleandoc(doc)}\n\n"
         # options might be an empty generator and not be False when casted to boolean
         options = list(options)
         if options:
             result += get_rst_title(f"{checker_title} Options", "^")
-            result += "%s\n" % get_rst_section(None, options)
+            result += f"{get_rst_section(None, options)}\n"
         if msgs:
             result += get_rst_title(f"{checker_title} Messages", "^")
             for msgid, msg in sorted(
                 msgs.items(), key=lambda kv: (_MSG_ORDER.index(kv[0][0]), kv[1])
             ):
                 msg = self.create_message_definition_from_tuple(msgid, msg)
-                result += "%s\n" % msg.format_help(checkerref=False)
+                result += f"{msg.format_help(checkerref=False)}\n"
             result += "\n"
         if reports:
             result += get_rst_title(f"{checker_title} Reports", "^")
             for report in reports:
-                result += ":%s: %s\n" % report[:2]
+                result += (
+                    ":%s: %s\n" % report[:2]  # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
+                )
             result += "\n"
         result += "\n"
         return result
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/classes.py b/pylint/checkers/classes.py
index f2fc159fea9..6b192bdac2c 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/classes.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/classes.py
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ class SpecialMethodsChecker(BaseChecker):
             "__iter__ returns non-iterator",
             "non-iterator-returned",
             "Used when an __iter__ method returns something which is not an "
-            "iterable (i.e. has no `%s` method)" % NEXT_METHOD,
+            f"iterable (i.e. has no `{NEXT_METHOD}` method)",
             {
                 "old_names": [
                     ("W0234", "old-non-iterator-returned-1"),
@@ -2189,6 +2189,7 @@ def _check_unexpected_method_signature(self, node):
             # tuple, although the user should implement the method
             # to take all of them in consideration.
             emit = mandatory not in expected_params
+            # pylint: disable-next=consider-using-f-string
             expected_params = "between %d or %d" % expected_params
         else:
             # If the number of mandatory parameters doesn't
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/exceptions.py b/pylint/checkers/exceptions.py
index 7c173a5aba9..fd6c4d48287 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/exceptions.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/exceptions.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class ExceptionsChecker(checkers.BaseChecker):
                 "default": OVERGENERAL_EXCEPTIONS,
                 "type": "csv",
                 "metavar": "<comma-separated class names>",
-                "help": "Exceptions that will emit a warning "
+                "help": "Exceptions that will emit a warning "  # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
                 'when being caught. Defaults to "%s".'
                 % (", ".join(OVERGENERAL_EXCEPTIONS),),
             },
@@ -488,20 +488,14 @@ def gather_exceptions_from_handler(
     def visit_binop(self, node):
         if isinstance(node.parent, nodes.ExceptHandler):
             # except (V | A)
-            suggestion = "Did you mean '({}, {})' instead?".format(
-                node.left.as_string(),
-                node.right.as_string(),
-            )
+            suggestion = f"Did you mean '({node.left.as_string()}, {node.right.as_string()})' instead?"
             self.add_message("wrong-exception-operation", node=node, args=(suggestion,))
 
     @utils.check_messages("wrong-exception-operation")
     def visit_compare(self, node):
         if isinstance(node.parent, nodes.ExceptHandler):
             # except (V < A)
-            suggestion = "Did you mean '({}, {})' instead?".format(
-                node.left.as_string(),
-                ", ".join(operand.as_string() for _, operand in node.ops),
-            )
+            suggestion = f"Did you mean '({node.left.as_string()}, {', '.join(operand.as_string() for _, operand in node.ops)})' instead?"
             self.add_message("wrong-exception-operation", node=node, args=(suggestion,))
 
     @utils.check_messages(
@@ -561,10 +555,7 @@ def visit_tryexcept(self, node):
 
                     for previous_exc in exceptions_classes:
                         if previous_exc in exc_ancestors:
-                            msg = "{} is an ancestor class of {}".format(
-                                previous_exc.name,
-                                exc.name,
-                            )
+                            msg = f"{previous_exc.name} is an ancestor class of {exc.name}"
                             self.add_message(
                                 "bad-except-order", node=handler.type, args=msg
                             )
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/imports.py b/pylint/checkers/imports.py
index 3328960ec7a..68d41151482 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/imports.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/imports.py
@@ -154,16 +154,16 @@ def _repr_tree_defs(data, indent_str=None):
         if not files:
             files = ""
         else:
-            files = "(%s)" % ",".join(sorted(files))
+            files = f"({','.join(sorted(files))})"
         if indent_str is None:
             lines.append(f"{mod} {files}")
             sub_indent_str = "  "
         else:
             lines.append(fr"{indent_str}\-{mod} {files}")
             if i == len(nodes_items) - 1:
-                sub_indent_str = "%s  " % indent_str
+                sub_indent_str = f"{indent_str}  "
             else:
-                sub_indent_str = "%s| " % indent_str
+                sub_indent_str = f"{indent_str}| "
         if sub:
             lines.append(_repr_tree_defs(sub, sub_indent_str))
     return "\n".join(lines)
@@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ def _check_imports_order(self, _module_node):
                         "wrong-import-order",
                         node=node,
                         args=(
-                            'standard import "%s"' % node.as_string(),
-                            '"%s"' % wrong_import[0][0].as_string(),
+                            f'standard import "{node.as_string()}"',
+                            f'"{wrong_import[0][0].as_string()}"',
                         ),
                     )
             elif import_category == "THIRDPARTY":
@@ -760,8 +760,8 @@ def _check_imports_order(self, _module_node):
                         "wrong-import-order",
                         node=node,
                         args=(
-                            'third party import "%s"' % node.as_string(),
-                            '"%s"' % wrong_import[0][0].as_string(),
+                            f'third party import "{node.as_string()}"',
+                            f'"{wrong_import[0][0].as_string()}"',
                         ),
                     )
             elif import_category == "FIRSTPARTY":
@@ -775,8 +775,8 @@ def _check_imports_order(self, _module_node):
                         "wrong-import-order",
                         node=node,
                         args=(
-                            'first party import "%s"' % node.as_string(),
-                            '"%s"' % wrong_import[0][0].as_string(),
+                            f'first party import "{node.as_string()}"',
+                            f'"{wrong_import[0][0].as_string()}"',
                         ),
                     )
             elif import_category == "LOCALFOLDER":
@@ -793,9 +793,7 @@ def _get_imported_module(self, importnode, modname):
                 return None
             self.add_message("relative-beyond-top-level", node=importnode)
         except astroid.AstroidSyntaxError as exc:
-            message = "Cannot import {!r} due to syntax error {!r}".format(
-                modname, str(exc.error)  # pylint: disable=no-member; false positive
-            )
+            message = f"Cannot import {modname!r} due to syntax error {str(exc.error)!r}"  # pylint: disable=no-member; false positive
             self.add_message("syntax-error", line=importnode.lineno, args=message)
 
         except astroid.AstroidBuildingException:
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/misc.py b/pylint/checkers/misc.py
index 8d6febb36f1..0cdcb4ae6e6 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/misc.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/misc.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def open(self):
         if self.config.notes_rgx:
             regex_string = fr"#\s*({notes}|{self.config.notes_rgx})\b"
         else:
-            regex_string = r"#\s*(%s)\b" % (notes)
+            regex_string = fr"#\s*({notes})\b"
 
         self._fixme_pattern = re.compile(regex_string, re.I)
 
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/raw_metrics.py b/pylint/checkers/raw_metrics.py
index 22bd096cb49..eb3f717ff16 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/raw_metrics.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/raw_metrics.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def report_raw_stats(sect, stats, old_stats):
     total_lines = stats["total_lines"]
     if not total_lines:
         raise EmptyReportError()
-    sect.description = "%s lines have been analyzed" % total_lines
+    sect.description = f"{total_lines} lines have been analyzed"
     lines = ("type", "number", "%", "previous", "difference")
     for node_type in ("code", "docstring", "comment", "empty"):
         key = node_type + "_lines"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def report_raw_stats(sect, stats, old_stats):
             diff_str = diff_string(old, total)
         else:
             old, diff_str = "NC", "NC"
-        lines += (node_type, str(total), "%.2f" % percent, str(old), diff_str)
+        lines += (node_type, str(total), f"{percent:.2f}", str(old), diff_str)
     sect.append(Table(children=lines, cols=5, rheaders=1))
 
 
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/refactoring/not_checker.py b/pylint/checkers/refactoring/not_checker.py
index a14818ff385..ebe2c0ebe87 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/refactoring/not_checker.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/refactoring/not_checker.py
@@ -75,10 +75,8 @@ def visit_unaryop(self, node):
                     and _type.qname() in self.skipped_classnames
                 ):
                     return
-            suggestion = "{} {} {}".format(
-                left.as_string(),
-                self.reverse_op[operator],
-                right.as_string(),
+            suggestion = (
+                f"{left.as_string()} {self.reverse_op[operator]} {right.as_string()}"
             )
             self.add_message(
                 "unneeded-not", node=node, args=(node.as_string(), suggestion)
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/refactoring/refactoring_checker.py b/pylint/checkers/refactoring/refactoring_checker.py
index 773839961ae..7a3048ab4be 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/refactoring/refactoring_checker.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/refactoring/refactoring_checker.py
@@ -1406,11 +1406,7 @@ def visit_return(self, node: nodes.Return) -> None:
             suggestion = false_value.as_string()
         else:
             message = "consider-using-ternary"
-            suggestion = "{truth} if {cond} else {false}".format(
-                truth=truth_value.as_string(),
-                cond=cond.as_string(),
-                false=false_value.as_string(),
-            )
+            suggestion = f"{truth_value.as_string()} if {cond.as_string()} else {false_value.as_string()}"
         self.add_message(message, node=node, args=(suggestion,))
 
     def _append_context_managers_to_stack(self, node: nodes.Assign) -> None:
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/similar.py b/pylint/checkers/similar.py
index e9792ebebfc..a68c927fcff 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/similar.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/similar.py
@@ -456,11 +456,7 @@ def _get_similarity_report(
                     report += f"   {line.rstrip()}\n" if line.rstrip() else "\n"
             duplicated_line_number += number * (len(couples_l) - 1)
         total_line_number: int = sum(len(lineset) for lineset in self.linesets)
-        report += "TOTAL lines={} duplicates={} percent={:.2f}\n".format(
-            total_line_number,
-            duplicated_line_number,
-            duplicated_line_number * 100.0 / total_line_number,
-        )
+        report += f"TOTAL lines={total_line_number} duplicates={duplicated_line_number} percent={duplicated_line_number * 100.0 / total_line_number:.2f}\n"
         return report
 
     def _find_common(
@@ -675,7 +671,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return "<Lineset for %s>" % self.name
+        return f"<Lineset for {self.name}>"
 
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self._real_lines)
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/spelling.py b/pylint/checkers/spelling.py
index 1b0a7f653b2..a9be63b5797 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/spelling.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/spelling.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class SpellingChecker(BaseTokenChecker):
                 "metavar": "<dict name>",
                 "choices": dict_choices,
                 "help": "Spelling dictionary name. "
-                "Available dictionaries: %s.%s" % (dicts, instr),
+                f"Available dictionaries: {dicts}.{instr}",
             },
         ),
         (
@@ -399,14 +399,14 @@ def _check_spelling(self, msgid, line, line_num):
             # Store word to private dict or raise a message.
             if self.config.spelling_store_unknown_words:
                 if lower_cased_word not in self.unknown_words:
-                    self.private_dict_file.write("%s\n" % lower_cased_word)
+                    self.private_dict_file.write(f"{lower_cased_word}\n")
                     self.unknown_words.add(lower_cased_word)
             else:
                 # Present up to N suggestions.
                 suggestions = self.spelling_dict.suggest(word)
                 del suggestions[self.config.max_spelling_suggestions :]
                 line_segment = line[word_start_at:]
-                match = re.search(r"(\W|^)(%s)(\W|$)" % word, line_segment)
+                match = re.search(fr"(\W|^)({word})(\W|$)", line_segment)
                 if match:
                     # Start position of second group in regex.
                     col = match.regs[2][0]
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/strings.py b/pylint/checkers/strings.py
index 515bc61b479..5050c435ef8 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/strings.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/strings.py
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@
     "Rb",
     "RB",
 }
-SINGLE_QUOTED_REGEX = re.compile("(%s)?'''" % "|".join(_PREFIXES))
-DOUBLE_QUOTED_REGEX = re.compile('(%s)?"""' % "|".join(_PREFIXES))
-QUOTE_DELIMITER_REGEX = re.compile("(%s)?(\"|')" % "|".join(_PREFIXES), re.DOTALL)
+SINGLE_QUOTED_REGEX = re.compile(f"({'|'.join(_PREFIXES)})?'''")
+DOUBLE_QUOTED_REGEX = re.compile(f"({'|'.join(_PREFIXES)})?\"\"\"")
+QUOTE_DELIMITER_REGEX = re.compile(f"({'|'.join(_PREFIXES)})?(\"|')", re.DOTALL)
 
 MSGS = {  # pylint: disable=consider-using-namedtuple-or-dataclass
     "E1300": (
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ def _get_quote_delimiter(string_token: str) -> str:
     """
     match = QUOTE_DELIMITER_REGEX.match(string_token)
     if not match:
-        raise ValueError("string token %s is not a well-formed string" % string_token)
+        raise ValueError(f"string token {string_token} is not a well-formed string")
     return match.group(2)
 
 
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/typecheck.py b/pylint/checkers/typecheck.py
index 817b9cb88f9..2ae8613a93a 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/typecheck.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/typecheck.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def _missing_member_hint(owner, attrname, distance_threshold, max_choices):
     if len(names) == 1:
         names = ", ".join(names)
     else:
-        names = "one of {} or {}".format(", ".join(names[:-1]), names[-1])
+        names = f"one of {', '.join(names[:-1])} or {names[-1]}"
 
     return f"; maybe {names}?"
 
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/variables.py b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
index b51fd5ce577..3ce3672817d 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/variables.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ def _get_unpacking_extra_info(node, inferred):
     inferred_module = inferred.root().name
     if node.root().name == inferred_module:
         if node.lineno == inferred.lineno:
-            more = " %s" % inferred.as_string()
+            more = f" {inferred.as_string()}"
         elif inferred.lineno:
-            more = " defined at line %s" % inferred.lineno
+            more = f" defined at line {inferred.lineno}"
     elif inferred.lineno:
         more = f" defined at line {inferred.lineno} of {inferred_module}"
     return more
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ def _check_is_unused(self, name, node, stmt, global_names, nonlocal_names):
                     if asname is not None:
                         msg = f"{qname} imported as {asname}"
                     else:
-                        msg = "import %s" % name
+                        msg = f"import {name}"
                     self.add_message("unused-import", args=msg, node=stmt)
                     return
                 if isinstance(stmt, nodes.ImportFrom):
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ def _check_imports(self, not_consumed):
                     if as_name == "_":
                         continue
                     if as_name is None:
-                        msg = "import %s" % imported_name
+                        msg = f"import {imported_name}"
                     else:
                         msg = f"{imported_name} imported as {as_name}"
                     if not _is_type_checking_import(stmt):
@@ -2126,8 +2126,7 @@ def _check_imports(self, not_consumed):
                         if as_name is None:
                             msg = f"{imported_name} imported from {stmt.modname}"
                         else:
-                            fields = (imported_name, stmt.modname, as_name)
-                            msg = "%s imported from %s as %s" % fields
+                            msg = f"{imported_name} imported from {stmt.modname} as {as_name}"
                         if not _is_type_checking_import(stmt):
                             self.add_message("unused-import", args=msg, node=stmt)
         del self._to_consume
diff --git a/pylint/config/__init__.py b/pylint/config/__init__.py
index 7868ada491c..3d70a9f2c27 100644
--- a/pylint/config/__init__.py
+++ b/pylint/config/__init__.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def save_results(results, base):
         try:
             os.mkdir(PYLINT_HOME)
         except OSError:
-            print("Unable to create directory %s" % PYLINT_HOME, file=sys.stderr)
+            print(f"Unable to create directory {PYLINT_HOME}", file=sys.stderr)
     data_file = _get_pdata_path(base, 1)
     try:
         with open(data_file, "wb") as stream:
diff --git a/pylint/config/man_help_formatter.py b/pylint/config/man_help_formatter.py
index d2c6feca263..edef771a43c 100644
--- a/pylint/config/man_help_formatter.py
+++ b/pylint/config/man_help_formatter.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
     def format_heading(self, heading):
-        return ".SH %s\n" % heading.upper()
+        return f".SH {heading.upper()}\n"
 
     def format_description(self, description):
         return description
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ def format_head(self, optparser, pkginfo, section=1):
 
     @staticmethod
     def format_title(pgm, section):
-        date = "%d-%02d-%02d" % time.localtime()[:3]
+        date = (
+            "%d-%02d-%02d"  # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
+            % time.localtime()[:3]
+        )
         return f'.TH {pgm} {section} "{date}" {pgm}'
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/pylint/config/option.py b/pylint/config/option.py
index 911287ec63c..eb58908966c 100644
--- a/pylint/config/option.py
+++ b/pylint/config/option.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def _py_version_validator(_, name, value):
 
 def _call_validator(opttype, optdict, option, value):
     if opttype not in VALIDATORS:
-        raise Exception('Unsupported type "%s"' % opttype)
+        raise Exception(f'Unsupported type "{opttype}"')
     try:
         return VALIDATORS[opttype](optdict, option, value)
     except TypeError:
@@ -149,13 +149,14 @@ def _check_choice(self):
                 )
             if not isinstance(self.choices, (tuple, list)):
                 raise optparse.OptionError(
+                    # pylint: disable-next=consider-using-f-string
                     "choices must be a list of strings ('%s' supplied)"
                     % str(type(self.choices)).split("'")[1],
                     self,
                 )
         elif self.choices is not None:
             raise optparse.OptionError(
-                "must not supply choices for type %r" % self.type, self
+                f"must not supply choices for type {self.type!r}", self
             )
 
     # pylint: disable=unsupported-assignment-operation
diff --git a/pylint/config/option_manager_mixin.py b/pylint/config/option_manager_mixin.py
index 84a2158ad24..046996fa651 100644
--- a/pylint/config/option_manager_mixin.py
+++ b/pylint/config/option_manager_mixin.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def read_config_file(self, config_file=None, verbose=None):
             if opt in self._all_options:
                 break  # already processed
             help_function = functools.partial(self.helpfunc, level=help_level)
-            help_msg = "%s verbose help." % " ".join(["more"] * help_level)
+            help_msg = f"{' '.join(['more'] * help_level)} verbose help."
             optdict = {
                 "action": "callback",
                 "callback": help_function,
diff --git a/pylint/epylint.py b/pylint/epylint.py
index 3b0462220dc..4c1aa2b5a7d 100755
--- a/pylint/epylint.py
+++ b/pylint/epylint.py
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ def py_run(command_options="", return_std=False, stdout=None, stderr=None):
 
 def Run():
     if len(sys.argv) == 1:
-        print("Usage: %s <filename> [options]" % sys.argv[0])
+        print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <filename> [options]")
         sys.exit(1)
     elif not os.path.exists(sys.argv[1]):
-        print("%s does not exist" % sys.argv[1])
+        print(f"{sys.argv[1]} does not exist")
         sys.exit(1)
     else:
         sys.exit(lint(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2:]))
diff --git a/pylint/extensions/_check_docs_utils.py b/pylint/extensions/_check_docs_utils.py
index d41988414c9..d1f9e54a2c3 100644
--- a/pylint/extensions/_check_docs_utils.py
+++ b/pylint/extensions/_check_docs_utils.py
@@ -247,12 +247,10 @@ class SphinxDocstring(Docstring):
         \w(?:\w|\.[^\.])*    # Valid python name
         """
 
-    re_simple_container_type = r"""
-        {type}                        # a container type
+    re_simple_container_type = fr"""
+        {re_type}                     # a container type
         [\(\[] [^\n\s]+ [\)\]]        # with the contents of the container
-    """.format(
-        type=re_type
-    )
+    """
 
     re_multiple_simple_type = r"""
         (?:{container_type}|{type})
@@ -261,14 +259,12 @@ class SphinxDocstring(Docstring):
         type=re_type, container_type=re_simple_container_type
     )
 
-    re_xref = r"""
+    re_xref = fr"""
         (?::\w+:)?                    # optional tag
-        `{}`                         # what to reference
-        """.format(
-        re_type
-    )
+        `{re_type}`                   # what to reference
+        """
 
-    re_param_raw = r"""
+    re_param_raw = fr"""
         :                       # initial colon
         (?:                     # Sphinx keywords
         param|parameter|
@@ -278,51 +274,43 @@ class SphinxDocstring(Docstring):
         \s+                     # whitespace
 
         (?:                     # optional type declaration
-        ({type}|{container_type})
+        ({re_type}|{re_simple_container_type})
         \s+
         )?
 
         (\w+)                   # Parameter name
         \s*                     # whitespace
         :                       # final colon
-        """.format(
-        type=re_type, container_type=re_simple_container_type
-    )
+        """
     re_param_in_docstring = re.compile(re_param_raw, re.X | re.S)
 
-    re_type_raw = r"""
-        :type                   # Sphinx keyword
-        \s+                     # whitespace
-        ({type})                # Parameter name
-        \s*                     # whitespace
-        :                       # final colon
-        """.format(
-        type=re_multiple_simple_type
-    )
+    re_type_raw = fr"""
+        :type                           # Sphinx keyword
+        \s+                             # whitespace
+        ({re_multiple_simple_type})     # Parameter name
+        \s*                             # whitespace
+        :                               # final colon
+        """
     re_type_in_docstring = re.compile(re_type_raw, re.X | re.S)
 
-    re_property_type_raw = r"""
-        :type:                  # Sphinx keyword
-        \s+                     # whitespace
-        {type}                  # type declaration
-        """.format(
-        type=re_multiple_simple_type
-    )
+    re_property_type_raw = fr"""
+        :type:                      # Sphinx keyword
+        \s+                         # whitespace
+        {re_multiple_simple_type}   # type declaration
+        """
     re_property_type_in_docstring = re.compile(re_property_type_raw, re.X | re.S)
 
-    re_raise_raw = r"""
-        :                       # initial colon
-        (?:                     # Sphinx keyword
+    re_raise_raw = fr"""
+        :                               # initial colon
+        (?:                             # Sphinx keyword
         raises?|
         except|exception
         )
-        \s+                     # whitespace
-        ({type})                # exception type
-        \s*                     # whitespace
-        :                       # final colon
-        """.format(
-        type=re_multiple_simple_type
-    )
+        \s+                             # whitespace
+        ({re_multiple_simple_type})     # exception type
+        \s*                             # whitespace
+        :                               # final colon
+        """
     re_raise_in_docstring = re.compile(re_raise_raw, re.X | re.S)
 
     re_rtype_in_docstring = re.compile(r":rtype:")
@@ -454,12 +442,10 @@ class GoogleDocstring(Docstring):
 
     re_xref = SphinxDocstring.re_xref
 
-    re_container_type = r"""
-        (?:{type}|{xref})             # a container type
+    re_container_type = fr"""
+        (?:{re_type}|{re_xref})       # a container type
         [\(\[] [^\n]+ [\)\]]          # with the contents of the container
-    """.format(
-        type=re_type, xref=re_xref
-    )
+    """
 
     re_multiple_type = r"""
         (?:{container_type}|{type}|{xref})
@@ -484,16 +470,14 @@ class GoogleDocstring(Docstring):
     )
 
     re_param_line = re.compile(
-        r"""
+        fr"""
         \s*  \*{{0,2}}(\w+)             # identifier potentially with asterisks
         \s*  ( [(]
-            {type}
+            {re_multiple_type}
             (?:,\s+optional)?
             [)] )? \s* :                # optional type declaration
         \s*  (.*)                       # beginning of optional description
-    """.format(
-            type=re_multiple_type
-        ),
+    """,
         re.X | re.S | re.M,
     )
 
@@ -502,12 +486,10 @@ class GoogleDocstring(Docstring):
     )
 
     re_raise_line = re.compile(
-        r"""
-        \s*  ({type}) \s* :              # identifier
+        fr"""
+        \s*  ({re_multiple_type}) \s* :  # identifier
         \s*  (.*)                        # beginning of optional description
-    """.format(
-            type=re_multiple_type
-        ),
+    """,
         re.X | re.S | re.M,
     )
 
@@ -516,22 +498,18 @@ class GoogleDocstring(Docstring):
     )
 
     re_returns_line = re.compile(
-        r"""
-        \s* ({type}:)?                    # identifier
+        fr"""
+        \s* ({re_multiple_type}:)?        # identifier
         \s* (.*)                          # beginning of description
-    """.format(
-            type=re_multiple_type
-        ),
+    """,
         re.X | re.S | re.M,
     )
 
     re_property_returns_line = re.compile(
-        r"""
-        ^{type}:                       # indentifier
+        fr"""
+        ^{re_multiple_type}:           # indentifier
         \s* (.*)                       # Summary line / description
-    """.format(
-            type=re_multiple_type
-        ),
+    """,
         re.X | re.S | re.M,
     )
 
@@ -743,15 +721,13 @@ class NumpyDocstring(GoogleDocstring):
     )
 
     re_param_line = re.compile(
-        r"""
-        \s*  (\w+)                      # identifier
+        fr"""
+        \s*  (\w+)                                                          # identifier
         \s*  :
-        \s*  (?:({type})(?:,\s+optional)?)? # optional type declaration
-        \n                              # description starts on a new line
-        \s* (.*)                        # description
-    """.format(
-            type=GoogleDocstring.re_multiple_type
-        ),
+        \s*  (?:({GoogleDocstring.re_multiple_type})(?:,\s+optional)?)?     # optional type declaration
+        \n                                                                  # description starts on a new line
+        \s* (.*)                                                            # description
+    """,
         re.X | re.S,
     )
 
@@ -760,12 +736,10 @@ class NumpyDocstring(GoogleDocstring):
     )
 
     re_raise_line = re.compile(
-        r"""
-        \s* ({type})$   # type declaration
-        \s* (.*)        # optional description
-    """.format(
-            type=GoogleDocstring.re_type
-        ),
+        fr"""
+        \s* ({GoogleDocstring.re_type})$   # type declaration
+        \s* (.*)                           # optional description
+    """,
         re.X | re.S | re.M,
     )
 
@@ -774,13 +748,11 @@ class NumpyDocstring(GoogleDocstring):
     )
 
     re_returns_line = re.compile(
-        r"""
+        fr"""
         \s* (?:\w+\s+:\s+)? # optional name
-        ({type})$                         # type declaration
-        \s* (.*)                          # optional description
-    """.format(
-            type=GoogleDocstring.re_multiple_type
-        ),
+        ({GoogleDocstring.re_multiple_type})$   # type declaration
+        \s* (.*)                                # optional description
+    """,
         re.X | re.S | re.M,
     )
 
diff --git a/pylint/extensions/broad_try_clause.py b/pylint/extensions/broad_try_clause.py
index dc38a1c89b7..b7d2fc974c2 100644
--- a/pylint/extensions/broad_try_clause.py
+++ b/pylint/extensions/broad_try_clause.py
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ def _count_statements(self, try_node):
     def visit_tryexcept(self, node):
         try_clause_statements = self._count_statements(node)
         if try_clause_statements > self.config.max_try_statements:
-            msg = "try clause contains {} statements, expected at most {}".format(
-                try_clause_statements, self.config.max_try_statements
-            )
+            msg = f"try clause contains {try_clause_statements} statements, expected at most {self.config.max_try_statements}"
             self.add_message(
                 "too-many-try-statements", node.lineno, node=node, args=msg
             )
diff --git a/pylint/extensions/mccabe.py b/pylint/extensions/mccabe.py
index 87e9b837561..c85588ca2d9 100644
--- a/pylint/extensions/mccabe.py
+++ b/pylint/extensions/mccabe.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def visitFunctionDef(self, node):
             pathnode = self._append_node(node)
             self.tail = pathnode
             self.dispatch_list(node.body)
-            bottom = "%s" % self._bottom_counter
+            bottom = f"{self._bottom_counter}"
             self._bottom_counter += 1
             self.graph.connect(self.tail, bottom)
             self.graph.connect(node, bottom)
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def _subgraph_parse(self, node, pathnode, extra_blocks):
         else:
             loose_ends.append(node)
         if node:
-            bottom = "%s" % self._bottom_counter
+            bottom = f"{self._bottom_counter}"
             self._bottom_counter += 1
             for end in loose_ends:
                 self.graph.connect(end, bottom)
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ def visit_module(self, node):
             complexity = graph.complexity()
             node = graph.root
             if hasattr(node, "name"):
-                node_name = "'%s'" % node.name
+                node_name = f"'{node.name}'"
             else:
-                node_name = "This '%s'" % node.__class__.__name__.lower()
+                node_name = f"This '{node.__class__.__name__.lower()}'"
             if complexity <= self.config.max_complexity:
                 continue
             self.add_message(
diff --git a/pylint/extensions/overlapping_exceptions.py b/pylint/extensions/overlapping_exceptions.py
index aba70b5592c..891dde59fcf 100644
--- a/pylint/extensions/overlapping_exceptions.py
+++ b/pylint/extensions/overlapping_exceptions.py
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ def visit_tryexcept(self, node):
                         self.add_message(
                             "overlapping-except",
                             node=handler.type,
-                            args="%s and %s are the same"
-                            % (prev_part.as_string(), part.as_string()),
+                            args=f"{prev_part.as_string()} and {part.as_string()} are the same",
                         )
                     elif prev_exc in exc_ancestors or exc in prev_exc_ancestors:
                         ancestor = part if exc in prev_exc_ancestors else prev_part
@@ -75,8 +74,7 @@ def visit_tryexcept(self, node):
                         self.add_message(
                             "overlapping-except",
                             node=handler.type,
-                            args="%s is an ancestor class of %s"
-                            % (ancestor.as_string(), descendant.as_string()),
+                            args=f"{ancestor.as_string()} is an ancestor class of {descendant.as_string()}",
                         )
                 handled_in_clause += [(part, exc)]
 
diff --git a/pylint/graph.py b/pylint/graph.py
index 7cb357c2d5a..927fac47eef 100644
--- a/pylint/graph.py
+++ b/pylint/graph.py
@@ -54,18 +54,20 @@ def __init__(
         self.renderer = renderer
         self.lines = []
         self._source = None
-        self.emit("digraph %s {" % normalize_node_id(graphname))
+        self.emit(f"digraph {normalize_node_id(graphname)} {{")
         if rankdir:
-            self.emit("rankdir=%s" % rankdir)
+            self.emit(f"rankdir={rankdir}")
         if ratio:
-            self.emit("ratio=%s" % ratio)
+            self.emit(f"ratio={ratio}")
         if size:
-            self.emit('size="%s"' % size)
+            self.emit(f'size="{size}"')
         if charset:
-            assert charset.lower() in ("utf-8", "iso-8859-1", "latin1"), (
-                "unsupported charset %s" % charset
-            )
-            self.emit('charset="%s"' % charset)
+            assert charset.lower() in (
+                "utf-8",
+                "iso-8859-1",
+                "latin1",
+            ), f"unsupported charset {charset}"
+            self.emit(f'charset="{charset}"')
         for param in additional_param.items():
             self.emit("=".join(param))
 
@@ -150,19 +152,19 @@ def emit_edge(self, name1, name2, **props):
         """
         attrs = [f'{prop}="{value}"' for prop, value in props.items()]
         n_from, n_to = normalize_node_id(name1), normalize_node_id(name2)
-        self.emit("{} -> {} [{}];".format(n_from, n_to, ", ".join(sorted(attrs))))
+        self.emit(f"{n_from} -> {n_to} [{', '.join(sorted(attrs))}];")
 
     def emit_node(self, name, **props):
         """emit a node with given properties.
         node properties: see https://www.graphviz.org/doc/info/attrs.html
         """
         attrs = [f'{prop}="{value}"' for prop, value in props.items()]
-        self.emit("{} [{}];".format(normalize_node_id(name), ", ".join(sorted(attrs))))
+        self.emit(f"{normalize_node_id(name)} [{', '.join(sorted(attrs))}];")
 
 
 def normalize_node_id(nid):
     """Returns a suitable DOT node id for `nid`."""
-    return '"%s"' % nid
+    return f'"{nid}"'
 
 
 def get_cycles(graph_dict, vertices=None):
diff --git a/pylint/lint/pylinter.py b/pylint/lint/pylinter.py
index e4ed47683b0..d09f4e39ec2 100644
--- a/pylint/lint/pylinter.py
+++ b/pylint/lint/pylinter.py
@@ -315,8 +315,7 @@ def make_options():
                     "choices": [c.name for c in interfaces.CONFIDENCE_LEVELS],
                     "group": "Messages control",
                     "help": "Only show warnings with the listed confidence levels."
-                    " Leave empty to show all. Valid levels: %s."
-                    % (", ".join(c.name for c in interfaces.CONFIDENCE_LEVELS),),
+                    f" Leave empty to show all. Valid levels: {', '.join(c.name for c in interfaces.CONFIDENCE_LEVELS)}.",
                 },
             ),
             (
@@ -630,9 +629,7 @@ def set_option(self, optname, value, action=None, optdict=None):
                 except KeyError:
                     meth = self._bw_options_methods[optname]
                     warnings.warn(
-                        "{} is deprecated, replace it by {}".format(
-                            optname, optname.split("-")[0]
-                        ),
+                        f"{optname} is deprecated, replace it by {optname.split('-')[0]}",
                         DeprecationWarning,
                     )
                 value = utils._check_csv(value)
@@ -652,7 +649,7 @@ def set_option(self, optname, value, action=None, optdict=None):
         try:
             checkers.BaseTokenChecker.set_option(self, optname, value, action, optdict)
         except config.UnsupportedAction:
-            print("option %s can't be read from config file" % optname, file=sys.stderr)
+            print(f"option {optname} can't be read from config file", file=sys.stderr)
 
     def register_reporter(self, reporter_class):
         self._reporters[reporter_class.name] = reporter_class
@@ -1302,10 +1299,10 @@ def _report_evaluation(self):
         try:
             note = eval(evaluation, {}, self.stats)  # pylint: disable=eval-used
         except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-            msg = "An exception occurred while rating: %s" % ex
+            msg = f"An exception occurred while rating: {ex}"
         else:
             self.stats["global_note"] = note
-            msg = "Your code has been rated at %.2f/10" % note
+            msg = f"Your code has been rated at {note:.2f}/10"
             pnote = previous_stats.get("global_note")
             if pnote is not None:
                 msg += f" (previous run: {pnote:.2f}/10, {note - pnote:+.2f})"
diff --git a/pylint/lint/report_functions.py b/pylint/lint/report_functions.py
index 2b5bbfd07d8..6f9c9cf2655 100644
--- a/pylint/lint/report_functions.py
+++ b/pylint/lint/report_functions.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def report_messages_by_module_stats(sect, stats, _):
             continue
         lines.append(line[-1])
         for val in line[:-1]:
-            lines.append("%.2f" % val)
+            lines.append(f"{val:.2f}")
     if len(lines) == 5:
         raise exceptions.EmptyReportError()
     sect.append(report_nodes.Table(children=lines, cols=5, rheaders=1))
diff --git a/pylint/lint/run.py b/pylint/lint/run.py
index c84567cc2d7..ac4f586f409 100644
--- a/pylint/lint/run.py
+++ b/pylint/lint/run.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def cb_list_extensions(option, optname, value, parser):
 
 def cb_list_confidence_levels(option, optname, value, parser):
     for level in interfaces.CONFIDENCE_LEVELS:
-        print("%-18s: %s" % level)
+        print(f"%-18s: {level}")
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
@@ -350,8 +350,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         if linter.config.jobs < 0:
             print(
-                "Jobs number (%d) should be greater than or equal to 0"
-                % linter.config.jobs,
+                f"Jobs number ({linter.config.jobs}) should be greater than or equal to 0",
                 file=sys.stderr,
             )
             sys.exit(32)
diff --git a/pylint/lint/utils.py b/pylint/lint/utils.py
index 38784a9bced..b1f8edfffbc 100644
--- a/pylint/lint/utils.py
+++ b/pylint/lint/utils.py
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ def preprocess_options(args, search_for):
                 del args[i]
                 if takearg and val is None:
                     if i >= len(args) or args[i].startswith("-"):
-                        msg = "Option %s expects a value" % option
+                        msg = f"Option {option} expects a value"
                         raise ArgumentPreprocessingError(msg)
                     val = args[i]
                     del args[i]
                 elif not takearg and val is not None:
-                    msg = "Option %s doesn't expects a value" % option
+                    msg = f"Option {option} doesn't expects a value"
                     raise ArgumentPreprocessingError(msg)
                 cb(option, val)
 
diff --git a/pylint/message/message_definition.py b/pylint/message/message_definition.py
index a48526e9b33..f7f680590ef 100644
--- a/pylint/message/message_definition.py
+++ b/pylint/message/message_definition.py
@@ -64,24 +64,24 @@ def format_help(self, checkerref: bool = False) -> str:
         """return the help string for the given message id"""
         desc = self.description
         if checkerref:
-            desc += " This message belongs to the %s checker." % self.checker_name
+            desc += f" This message belongs to the {self.checker_name} checker."
         title = self.msg
         if self.minversion or self.maxversion:
             restr = []
             if self.minversion:
-                restr.append("< %s" % ".".join(str(n) for n in self.minversion))
+                restr.append(f"< {'.'.join(str(n) for n in self.minversion)}")
             if self.maxversion:
-                restr.append(">= %s" % ".".join(str(n) for n in self.maxversion))
+                restr.append(f">= {'.'.join(str(n) for n in self.maxversion)}")
             restriction = " or ".join(restr)
             if checkerref:
-                desc += " It can't be emitted when using Python %s." % restriction
+                desc += f" It can't be emitted when using Python {restriction}."
             else:
                 desc += (
-                    " This message can't be emitted when using Python %s." % restriction
+                    f" This message can't be emitted when using Python {restriction}."
                 )
         msg_help = normalize_text(" ".join(desc.split()), indent="  ")
         message_id = f"{self.symbol} ({self.msgid})"
         if title != "%s":
             title = title.splitlines()[0]
-            return ":{}: *{}*\n{}".format(message_id, title.rstrip(" "), msg_help)
+            return f":{message_id}: *{title.rstrip(' ')}*\n{msg_help}"
         return f":{message_id}:\n{msg_help}"
diff --git a/pylint/message/message_handler_mix_in.py b/pylint/message/message_handler_mix_in.py
index 49559975730..c2dd4d0cb8b 100644
--- a/pylint/message/message_handler_mix_in.py
+++ b/pylint/message/message_handler_mix_in.py
@@ -255,20 +255,18 @@ def check_message_definition(message_definition, line, node):
             if message_definition.scope == WarningScope.LINE:
                 if line is None:
                     raise InvalidMessageError(
-                        "Message %s must provide line, got None"
-                        % message_definition.msgid
+                        f"Message {message_definition.msgid} must provide line, got None"
                     )
                 if node is not None:
                     raise InvalidMessageError(
-                        "Message %s must only provide line, "
-                        "got line=%s, node=%s" % (message_definition.msgid, line, node)
+                        f"Message {message_definition.msgid} must only provide line, "
+                        f"got line={line}, node={node}"
                     )
             elif message_definition.scope == WarningScope.NODE:
                 # Node-based warnings may provide an override line.
                 if node is None:
                     raise InvalidMessageError(
-                        "Message %s must provide Node, got None"
-                        % message_definition.msgid
+                        f"Message {message_definition.msgid} must provide Node, got None"
                     )
 
     def add_one_message(
@@ -372,9 +370,9 @@ def get_checkers_documentation(self):
                         if section is None:
                             title = "General options"
                         else:
-                            title = "%s options" % section.capitalize()
+                            title = f"{section.capitalize()} options"
                         result += get_rst_title(title, "~")
-                        result += "%s\n" % get_rst_section(None, options)
+                        result += f"{get_rst_section(None, options)}\n"
         result += get_rst_title("Pylint checkers' options and switches", "-")
         result += """\
 
diff --git a/pylint/pyreverse/diadefslib.py b/pylint/pyreverse/diadefslib.py
index b6f6110e8e6..df9a7f6ad5b 100644
--- a/pylint/pyreverse/diadefslib.py
+++ b/pylint/pyreverse/diadefslib.py
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ def visit_project(self, node):
         """
         mode = self.config.mode
         if len(node.modules) > 1:
-            self.pkgdiagram = PackageDiagram("packages %s" % node.name, mode)
+            self.pkgdiagram = PackageDiagram(f"packages {node.name}", mode)
         else:
             self.pkgdiagram = None
-        self.classdiagram = ClassDiagram("classes %s" % node.name, mode)
+        self.classdiagram = ClassDiagram(f"classes {node.name}", mode)
 
     def leave_project(self, node):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """leave the pyreverse.utils.Project node
diff --git a/pylint/pyreverse/diagrams.py b/pylint/pyreverse/diagrams.py
index 372911a7510..c27f5a1f760 100644
--- a/pylint/pyreverse/diagrams.py
+++ b/pylint/pyreverse/diagrams.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def get_attrs(self, node):
                 continue
             names = self.class_names(associated_nodes)
             if names:
-                node_name = "{} : {}".format(node_name, ", ".join(names))
+                node_name = f"{node_name} : {', '.join(names)}"
             attrs.append(node_name)
         return sorted(attrs)
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def get_module(self, name, node):
             package = node.root().name
             if mod_name == f"{package}.{name}":
                 return mod
-            if mod_name == "{}.{}".format(package.rsplit(".", 1)[0], name):
+            if mod_name == f"{package.rsplit('.', 1)[0]}.{name}":
                 return mod
         raise KeyError(name)
 
diff --git a/pylint/pyreverse/inspector.py b/pylint/pyreverse/inspector.py
index 8ba828b17cc..c9c4f52fa95 100644
--- a/pylint/pyreverse/inspector.py
+++ b/pylint/pyreverse/inspector.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def _iface_hdlr(_):
 
 
 def _astroid_wrapper(func, modname):
-    print("parsing %s..." % modname)
+    print(f"parsing {modname}...")
     try:
         return func(modname)
     except astroid.exceptions.AstroidBuildingException as exc:
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def _imported_module(self, node, mod_path, relative):
         module = node.root()
         context_name = module.name
         if relative:
-            mod_path = "{}.{}".format(".".join(context_name.split(".")[:-1]), mod_path)
+            mod_path = f"{'.'.join(context_name.split('.')[:-1])}.{mod_path}"
         if self.compute_module(context_name, mod_path):
             # handle dependencies
             if not hasattr(module, "depends"):
diff --git a/pylint/pyreverse/utils.py b/pylint/pyreverse/utils.py
index 220a624d949..f61789aaf71 100644
--- a/pylint/pyreverse/utils.py
+++ b/pylint/pyreverse/utils.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def __init__(self, mode):
             try:
                 __mode += MODES[nummod]
             except KeyError as ex:
-                print("Unknown filter mode %s" % ex, file=sys.stderr)
+                print(f"Unknown filter mode {ex}", file=sys.stderr)
         self.__mode = __mode
 
     def show_attr(self, node):
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ def get_callbacks(self, node):
             handler = self.handler
             kid = klass.__name__.lower()
             e_method = getattr(
-                handler, "visit_%s" % kid, getattr(handler, "visit_default", None)
+                handler, f"visit_{kid}", getattr(handler, "visit_default", None)
             )
             l_method = getattr(
-                handler, "leave_%s" % kid, getattr(handler, "leave_default", None)
+                handler, f"leave_{kid}", getattr(handler, "leave_default", None)
             )
             self._cache[klass] = (e_method, l_method)
         else:
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def get_annotation(
     label = get_annotation_label(ann)
     if ann:
         label = (
-            rf"Optional[{label}]"
+            fr"Optional[{label}]"
             if getattr(default, "value", "value") is None
             and not label.startswith("Optional")
             else label
diff --git a/pylint/pyreverse/vcg_printer.py b/pylint/pyreverse/vcg_printer.py
index 8868443d208..0c33ba81b00 100644
--- a/pylint/pyreverse/vcg_printer.py
+++ b/pylint/pyreverse/vcg_printer.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def emit_node(
     @staticmethod
     def _build_label_for_node(properties: NodeProperties) -> str:
         fontcolor = "\f09" if properties.fontcolor == "red" else ""
-        label = rf"\fb{fontcolor}{properties.label}\fn"
+        label = fr"\fb{fontcolor}{properties.label}\fn"
         if properties.attrs is None and properties.methods is None:
             # return a compact form which only displays the classname in a box
             return label
diff --git a/pylint/reporters/base_reporter.py b/pylint/reporters/base_reporter.py
index 067a32c7709..fda99f4ef91 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/base_reporter.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/base_reporter.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def display_reports(self, layout):
         """display results encapsulated in the layout tree"""
         self.section = 0
         if hasattr(layout, "report_id"):
-            layout.children[0].children[0].data += " (%s)" % layout.report_id
+            layout.children[0].children[0].data += f" ({layout.report_id})"
         self._display(layout)
 
     def _display(self, layout):
diff --git a/pylint/reporters/reports_handler_mix_in.py b/pylint/reporters/reports_handler_mix_in.py
index f42824559af..914556ef482 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/reports_handler_mix_in.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/reports_handler_mix_in.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def report_is_enabled(self, reportid):
 
     def make_reports(self, stats, old_stats):
         """render registered reports"""
-        sect = Section("Report", "%s statements analysed." % (self.stats["statement"]))
+        sect = Section("Report", f"{self.stats['statement']} statements analysed.")
         for checker in self.report_order():
             for reportid, r_title, r_cb in self._reports[checker]:
                 if not self.report_is_enabled(reportid):
diff --git a/pylint/reporters/text.py b/pylint/reporters/text.py
index 865b3c84df0..6d9a05f7839 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/text.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/text.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def handle_message(self, msg: Message) -> None:
         """manage message of different type and in the context of path"""
         if msg.module not in self._modules:
             if msg.module:
-                self.writeln("************* Module %s" % msg.module)
+                self.writeln(f"************* Module {msg.module}")
                 self._modules.add(msg.module)
             else:
                 self.writeln("************* ")
@@ -171,8 +171,7 @@ class ParseableTextReporter(TextReporter):
 
     def __init__(self, output=None):
         warnings.warn(
-            "%s output format is deprecated. This is equivalent "
-            "to --msg-template=%s" % (self.name, self.line_format),
+            f"{self.name} output format is deprecated. This is equivalent to --msg-template={self.line_format}",
             DeprecationWarning,
         )
         TextReporter.__init__(self, output)
@@ -227,10 +226,10 @@ def handle_message(self, msg: Message) -> None:
             color, style = self._get_decoration("S")
             if msg.module:
                 modsep = colorize_ansi(
-                    "************* Module %s" % msg.module, color, style
+                    f"************* Module {msg.module}", color, style
                 )
             else:
-                modsep = colorize_ansi("************* %s" % msg.module, color, style)
+                modsep = colorize_ansi(f"************* {msg.module}", color, style)
             self.writeln(modsep)
             self._modules.add(msg.module)
         color, style = self._get_decoration(msg.C)
diff --git a/pylint/reporters/ureports/nodes.py b/pylint/reporters/ureports/nodes.py
index 76d75959cdb..d359093b8ab 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/ureports/nodes.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/ureports/nodes.py
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ def _get_visit_name(self):
             return self.__class__.__name__.lower()
 
     def accept(self, visitor, *args, **kwargs):
-        func = getattr(visitor, "visit_%s" % self._get_visit_name())
+        func = getattr(visitor, f"visit_{self._get_visit_name()}")
         return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def leave(self, visitor, *args, **kwargs):
-        func = getattr(visitor, "leave_%s" % self._get_visit_name())
+        func = getattr(visitor, f"leave_{self._get_visit_name()}")
         return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
diff --git a/pylint/reporters/ureports/text_writer.py b/pylint/reporters/ureports/text_writer.py
index 42b03f0ae12..a48d73aac78 100644
--- a/pylint/reporters/ureports/text_writer.py
+++ b/pylint/reporters/ureports/text_writer.py
@@ -94,4 +94,4 @@ def visit_verbatimtext(self, layout):
 
     def visit_text(self, layout):
         """add some text"""
-        self.write("%s" % layout.data)
+        self.write(f"{layout.data}")
diff --git a/pylint/testutils/constants.py b/pylint/testutils/constants.py
index fa70d3b57c2..fc04d927d7d 100644
--- a/pylint/testutils/constants.py
+++ b/pylint/testutils/constants.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 from os.path import abspath, dirname
 from pathlib import Path
 
-SYS_VERS_STR = "%d%d%d" % sys.version_info[:3]
+SYS_VERS_STR = (
+    "%d%d%d" % sys.version_info[:3]  # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
+)
 TITLE_UNDERLINES = ["", "=", "-", "."]
 PREFIX = abspath(dirname(__file__))
 UPDATE_OPTION = "--update-functional-output"
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@
 #  - followed by a list of bracketed message symbols.
 # Used to extract expected messages from testdata files.
 _EXPECTED_RE = re.compile(
-    r"\s*#\s*(?:(?P<line>[+-]?[0-9]+):)?"
+    r"\s*#\s*(?:(?P<line>[+-]?[0-9]+):)?"  # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
     r"(?:(?P<op>[><=]+) *(?P<version>[0-9.]+):)?"
     r"\s*\[(?P<msgs>%(msg)s(?:,\s*%(msg)s)*)]" % _MESSAGE
 )
diff --git a/pylint/testutils/lint_module_test.py b/pylint/testutils/lint_module_test.py
index 8f24daf8646..2b5ad2dcb14 100644
--- a/pylint/testutils/lint_module_test.py
+++ b/pylint/testutils/lint_module_test.py
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ def __init__(self, test_file: FunctionalTestFile, config: Optional[Config] = Non
     def setUp(self):
         if self._should_be_skipped_due_to_version():
             pytest.skip(
-                "Test cannot run with Python %s."
-                % sys.version.split(" ", maxsplit=1)[0]
+                f"Test cannot run with Python {sys.version.split(' ', maxsplit=1)[0]}."
             )
         missing = []
         for requirement in self._test_file.options["requires"]:
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ def setUp(self):
             except ImportError:
                 missing.append(requirement)
         if missing:
-            pytest.skip("Requires %s to be present." % ",".join(missing))
+            pytest.skip(f"Requires {','.join(missing)} to be present.")
         except_implementations = self._test_file.options["except_implementations"]
         if except_implementations:
             implementations = [i.strip() for i in except_implementations.split(",")]
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         if excluded_platforms:
             platforms = [p.strip() for p in excluded_platforms.split(",")]
             if sys.platform.lower() in platforms:
-                pytest.skip("Test cannot run on platform %r" % sys.platform)
+                pytest.skip(f"Test cannot run on platform {sys.platform!r}")
 
     def runTest(self):
         self._runTest()
@@ -193,16 +192,19 @@ def _runTest(self):
     def error_msg_for_unequal_messages(
         self, actual_messages, expected_messages, actual_output: List[OutputLine]
     ):
-        msg = ['Wrong results for file "%s":' % (self._test_file.base)]
+        msg = [f'Wrong results for file "{self._test_file.base}":']
         missing, unexpected = self.multiset_difference(
             expected_messages, actual_messages
         )
         if missing:
             msg.append("\nExpected in testdata:")
-            msg.extend(" %3d: %s" % msg for msg in sorted(missing))
+            msg.extend(
+                " %3d: %s" % msg  # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
+                for msg in sorted(missing)
+            )
         if unexpected:
             msg.append("\nUnexpected in testdata:")
-            msg.extend(" %3d: %s" % msg for msg in sorted(unexpected))  # type: ignore
+            msg.extend(" %3d: %s" % msg for msg in sorted(unexpected))  # type: ignore #pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
         error_msg = "\n".join(msg)
         if self._config and self._config.getoption("verbose") > 0:
             error_msg += "\n\nActual pylint output for this file:\n"
diff --git a/pylint/testutils/reporter_for_tests.py b/pylint/testutils/reporter_for_tests.py
index 45aa63577f0..b1b7af7e4fd 100644
--- a/pylint/testutils/reporter_for_tests.py
+++ b/pylint/testutils/reporter_for_tests.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def handle_message(self, msg: Message) -> None:
         str_message: str = msg.msg
         self.message_ids[msg_id] = 1
         if obj:
-            obj = ":%s" % obj
+            obj = f":{obj}"
         sigle = msg_id[0]
         if linesep != "\n":
             # 2to3 writes os.linesep instead of using
diff --git a/pylint/utils/utils.py b/pylint/utils/utils.py
index 1a8f7957d46..e0241ce0b0b 100644
--- a/pylint/utils/utils.py
+++ b/pylint/utils/utils.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def diff_string(old, new):
     difference
     """
     diff = abs(old - new)
-    diff_str = "{}{}".format(CMPS[cmp(old, new)], diff and ("%.2f" % diff) or "")
+    diff_str = f"{CMPS[cmp(old, new)]}{diff and f'{diff:.2f}' or ''}"
     return diff_str
 
 
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ def get_rst_section(section, options, doc=None):
         result += get_rst_title(section, "'")
     if doc:
         formatted_doc = normalize_text(doc)
-        result += "%s\n\n" % formatted_doc
+        result += f"{formatted_doc}\n\n"
     for optname, optdict, value in options:
         help_opt = optdict.get("help")
-        result += ":%s:\n" % optname
+        result += f":{optname}:\n"
         if help_opt:
             formatted_help = normalize_text(help_opt, indent="  ")
-            result += "%s\n" % formatted_help
+            result += f"{formatted_help}\n"
         if value:
             value = str(_format_option_value(optdict, value))
-            result += "\n  Default: ``%s``\n" % value.replace("`` ", "```` ``")
+            result += f"\n  Default: ``{value.replace('`` ', '```` ``')}``\n"
     return result
 
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def _check_csv(value):
 def _comment(string):
     """return string as a comment"""
     lines = [line.strip() for line in string.splitlines()]
-    return "# " + ("%s# " % os.linesep).join(lines)
+    return "# " + f"{os.linesep}# ".join(lines)
 
 
 def _format_option_value(optdict, value):
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def _format_option_value(optdict, value):
     elif optdict.get("type") == "yn":
         value = "yes" if value else "no"
     elif isinstance(value, str) and value.isspace():
-        value = "'%s'" % value
+        value = f"'{value}'"
     return value
 
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ def format_section(stream, section, options, doc=None):
     """format an options section using the INI format"""
     if doc:
         print(_comment(doc), file=stream)
-    print("[%s]" % section, file=stream)
+    print(f"[{section}]", file=stream)
     _ini_format(stream, options)
 
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def _ini_format(stream, options):
         else:
             print(file=stream)
         if value is None:
-            print("#%s=" % optname, file=stream)
+            print(f"#{optname}=", file=stream)
         else:
             value = str(value).strip()
             if re.match(r"^([\w-]+,)+[\w-]+$", str(value)):
diff --git a/script/bump_changelog.py b/script/bump_changelog.py
index 41c8c3c8a9a..800e2bacfed 100644
--- a/script/bump_changelog.py
+++ b/script/bump_changelog.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 WHATS_NEW_TEXT = "What's New in Pylint"
 TODAY = datetime.now()
 FULL_WHATS_NEW_TEXT = WHATS_NEW_TEXT + " {version}?"
-NEW_RELEASE_DATE_MESSAGE = "Release date: {}".format(TODAY.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"))
+NEW_RELEASE_DATE_MESSAGE = f"Release date: {TODAY.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}"
 
 
 def main() -> None:
@@ -128,10 +128,14 @@ def transform_content(content: str, version: str) -> str:
 def do_checks(content, next_version, version, version_type):
     err = "in the changelog, fix that first!"
     NEW_VERSION_ERROR_MSG = (
-        "The text for this version '{version}' did not exists %s" % err
+        # pylint: disable-next=consider-using-f-string
+        "The text for this version '{version}' did not exists %s"
+        % err
     )
     NEXT_VERSION_ERROR_MSG = (
-        "The text for the next version '{version}' already exists %s" % err
+        # pylint: disable-next=consider-using-f-string
+        "The text for the next version '{version}' already exists %s"
+        % err
     )
     wn_next_version = get_whats_new(next_version)
     wn_this_version = get_whats_new(version)
diff --git a/tests/benchmark/test_baseline_benchmarks.py b/tests/benchmark/test_baseline_benchmarks.py
index e7713daff47..693fe4d686a 100644
--- a/tests/benchmark/test_baseline_benchmarks.py
+++ b/tests/benchmark/test_baseline_benchmarks.py
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ def test_baseline_benchmark_j1(self, benchmark):
         benchmark(linter.check, fileinfos)
         assert (
             linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_benchmark_j10(self, benchmark):
         """Establish a baseline of pylint performance with no work across threads
@@ -155,9 +153,7 @@ def test_baseline_benchmark_j10(self, benchmark):
         benchmark(linter.check, fileinfos)
         assert (
             linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_benchmark_check_parallel_j10(self, benchmark):
         """Should demonstrate times very close to `test_baseline_benchmark_j10`"""
@@ -170,9 +166,7 @@ def test_baseline_benchmark_check_parallel_j10(self, benchmark):
         benchmark(check_parallel, linter, jobs=10, files=fileinfos)
         assert (
             linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_lots_of_files_j1(self, benchmark):
         """Establish a baseline with only 'master' checker being run in -j1
@@ -190,9 +184,7 @@ def test_baseline_lots_of_files_j1(self, benchmark):
         benchmark(linter.check, fileinfos)
         assert (
             linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_lots_of_files_j10(self, benchmark):
         """Establish a baseline with only 'master' checker being run in -j10
@@ -211,9 +203,7 @@ def test_baseline_lots_of_files_j10(self, benchmark):
         benchmark(linter.check, fileinfos)
         assert (
             linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_lots_of_files_j1_empty_checker(self, benchmark):
         """Baselines pylint for a single extra checker being run in -j1, for N-files
@@ -232,9 +222,7 @@ def test_baseline_lots_of_files_j1_empty_checker(self, benchmark):
         benchmark(linter.check, fileinfos)
         assert (
             linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_lots_of_files_j10_empty_checker(self, benchmark):
         """Baselines pylint for a single extra checker being run in -j10, for N-files
@@ -253,9 +241,7 @@ def test_baseline_lots_of_files_j10_empty_checker(self, benchmark):
         benchmark(linter.check, fileinfos)
         assert (
             linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_benchmark_j1_single_working_checker(self, benchmark):
         """Establish a baseline of single-worker performance for PyLinter
@@ -280,9 +266,7 @@ def test_baseline_benchmark_j1_single_working_checker(self, benchmark):
         benchmark(linter.check, fileinfos)
         assert (
             linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_benchmark_j10_single_working_checker(self, benchmark):
         """Establishes baseline of multi-worker performance for PyLinter/check_parallel
@@ -308,9 +292,7 @@ def test_baseline_benchmark_j10_single_working_checker(self, benchmark):
         benchmark(linter.check, fileinfos)
         assert (
             linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_benchmark_j1_all_checks_single_file(self, benchmark):
         """Runs a single file, with -j1, against all plug-ins
@@ -327,9 +309,7 @@ def test_baseline_benchmark_j1_all_checks_single_file(self, benchmark):
 
         assert (
             runner.linter.msg_status == 0
-        ), "Expected no errors to be thrown: %s" % pprint.pformat(
-            runner.linter.reporter.messages
-        )
+        ), f"Expected no errors to be thrown: {pprint.pformat(runner.linter.reporter.messages)}"
 
     def test_baseline_benchmark_j1_all_checks_lots_of_files(self, benchmark):
         """Runs lots of files, with -j1, against all plug-ins
diff --git a/tests/checkers/unittest_python3.py b/tests/checkers/unittest_python3.py
index d8f87d14fec..6dd78cd254e 100644
--- a/tests/checkers/unittest_python3.py
+++ b/tests/checkers/unittest_python3.py
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ def __div__(self, other):
 
     def test_dict_iter_method(self):
         for meth in ("keys", "values", "items"):
-            node = astroid.extract_node("x.iter%s()  #@" % meth)
+            node = astroid.extract_node(f"x.iter{meth}()  #@")
             message = testutils.Message("dict-iter-method", node=node)
             with self.assertAddsMessages(message):
                 self.checker.visit_call(node)
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ def test_dict_not_iter_method(self):
 
     def test_dict_view_method(self):
         for meth in ("keys", "values", "items"):
-            node = astroid.extract_node("x.view%s()  #@" % meth)
+            node = astroid.extract_node(f"x.view{meth}()  #@")
             message = testutils.Message("dict-view-method", node=node)
             with self.assertAddsMessages(message):
                 self.checker.visit_call(node)
diff --git a/tests/checkers/unittest_similar.py b/tests/checkers/unittest_similar.py
index 922fce65446..c27f7695fe6 100644
--- a/tests/checkers/unittest_similar.py
+++ b/tests/checkers/unittest_similar.py
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ def test_ignore_comments():
     assert (
         output.getvalue().strip()
         == (
-            """
+            f"""
 10 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[0:11]
-==%s:[0:11]
+=={SIMILAR1}:[0:11]
+=={SIMILAR2}:[0:11]
    import one
    from two import two
    three
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ def test_ignore_comments():
    ''' ten
 TOTAL lines=62 duplicates=10 percent=16.13
 """
-            % (SIMILAR1, SIMILAR2)
         ).strip()
     )
 
@@ -82,10 +81,10 @@ def test_ignore_docstrings():
     assert (
         output.getvalue().strip()
         == (
-            """
+            f"""
 5 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[7:15]
-==%s:[7:15]
+=={SIMILAR1}:[7:15]
+=={SIMILAR2}:[7:15]
    seven
    eight
    nine
@@ -96,8 +95,8 @@ def test_ignore_docstrings():
    fourteen
 
 5 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[0:5]
-==%s:[0:5]
+=={SIMILAR1}:[0:5]
+=={SIMILAR2}:[0:5]
    import one
    from two import two
    three
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ def test_ignore_docstrings():
    five
 TOTAL lines=62 duplicates=10 percent=16.13
 """
-            % ((SIMILAR1, SIMILAR2) * 2)
         ).strip()
     )
 
@@ -131,10 +129,10 @@ def test_multiline_imports():
     assert (
         output.getvalue().strip()
         == (
-            """
+            f"""
 8 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[0:8]
-==%s:[0:8]
+=={MULTILINE}:[0:8]
+=={MULTILINE}:[0:8]
    from foo import (
      bar,
      baz,
@@ -145,7 +143,6 @@ def test_multiline_imports():
    )
 TOTAL lines=16 duplicates=8 percent=50.00
 """
-            % (MULTILINE, MULTILINE)
         ).strip()
     )
 
@@ -171,10 +168,10 @@ def test_ignore_signatures_fail():
     assert (
         output.getvalue().strip()
         == (
-            '''
+            f'''
 9 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[7:17]
-==%s:[8:18]
+=={SIMILAR5}:[7:17]
+=={SIMILAR6}:[8:18]
        arg1: int = 3,
        arg2: Class1 = val1,
        arg3: Class2 = func3(val2),
@@ -187,8 +184,8 @@ def example():
        """Valid function definition with docstring only."""
 
 6 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[0:6]
-==%s:[1:7]
+=={SIMILAR5}:[0:6]
+=={SIMILAR6}:[1:7]
    @deco1(dval1)
    @deco2(dval2)
    @deco3(
@@ -197,7 +194,6 @@ def example():
    )
 TOTAL lines=35 duplicates=15 percent=42.86
 '''
-            % (SIMILAR5, SIMILAR6, SIMILAR5, SIMILAR6)
         ).strip()
     )
 
@@ -223,10 +219,10 @@ def test_ignore_signatures_class_methods_fail():
     assert (
         output.getvalue().strip()
         == (
-            '''
+            f'''
 15 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[1:18]
-==%s:[1:18]
+=={SIMILAR_CLS_A}:[1:18]
+=={SIMILAR_CLS_B}:[1:18]
        def parent_method(
            self,
            *,
@@ -246,8 +242,8 @@ def _internal_func(
 
 
 7 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[20:27]
-==%s:[20:27]
+=={SIMILAR_CLS_A}:[20:27]
+=={SIMILAR_CLS_B}:[20:27]
                self,
                *,
                a=None,
@@ -257,7 +253,6 @@ def _internal_func(
                pass
 TOTAL lines=54 duplicates=22 percent=40.74
 '''
-            % (SIMILAR_CLS_A, SIMILAR_CLS_B, SIMILAR_CLS_A, SIMILAR_CLS_B)
         ).strip()
     )
 
@@ -283,10 +278,10 @@ def test_ignore_signatures_empty_functions_fail():
     assert (
         output.getvalue().strip()
         == (
-            '''
+            f'''
 6 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[1:7]
-==%s:[1:7]
+=={EMPTY_FUNCTION_1}:[1:7]
+=={EMPTY_FUNCTION_2}:[1:7]
        arg1: int = 1,
        arg2: str = "2",
        arg3: int = 3,
@@ -295,7 +290,6 @@ def test_ignore_signatures_empty_functions_fail():
        """Valid function definition with docstring only."""
 TOTAL lines=14 duplicates=6 percent=42.86
 '''
-            % (EMPTY_FUNCTION_1, EMPTY_FUNCTION_2)
         ).strip()
     )
 
@@ -329,10 +323,10 @@ def test_ignore_nothing():
     assert (
         output.getvalue().strip()
         == (
-            """
+            f"""
 5 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[0:5]
-==%s:[0:5]
+=={SIMILAR1}:[0:5]
+=={SIMILAR2}:[0:5]
    import one
    from two import two
    three
@@ -340,7 +334,6 @@ def test_ignore_nothing():
    five
 TOTAL lines=62 duplicates=5 percent=8.06
 """
-            % (SIMILAR1, SIMILAR2)
         ).strip()
     )
 
@@ -353,10 +346,10 @@ def test_lines_without_meaningful_content_do_not_trigger_similarity():
     assert (
         output.getvalue().strip()
         == (
-            """
+            f"""
 14 similar lines in 2 files
-==%s:[11:25]
-==%s:[11:25]
+=={SIMILAR3}:[11:25]
+=={SIMILAR4}:[11:25]
    b = (
        (
            [
@@ -373,7 +366,6 @@ def test_lines_without_meaningful_content_do_not_trigger_similarity():
    )
 TOTAL lines=50 duplicates=14 percent=28.00
 """
-            % (SIMILAR3, SIMILAR4)
         ).strip()
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/a/arguments.py b/tests/functional/a/arguments.py
index 7d0c74f83e1..e1a8005aa3c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/a/arguments.py
+++ b/tests/functional/a/arguments.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods, no-absolute-import,missing-docstring,import-error,wrong-import-position
-# pylint: disable=wrong-import-order, useless-object-inheritance,unnecessary-lambda
+# pylint: disable=wrong-import-order, useless-object-inheritance,unnecessary-lambda, consider-using-f-string
 
 def decorator(fun):
     """Decorator"""
diff --git a/tests/functional/d/docstrings.py b/tests/functional/d/docstrings.py
index e466a000f6a..e9d137a7f87 100644
--- a/tests/functional/d/docstrings.py
+++ b/tests/functional/d/docstrings.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=no-self-use, useless-object-inheritance, unnecessary-pass
+# pylint: disable=no-self-use, useless-object-inheritance, unnecessary-pass, consider-using-f-string
 # -1: [missing-module-docstring]
 from __future__ import print_function
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/d/duplicate_string_formatting_argument.py b/tests/functional/d/duplicate_string_formatting_argument.py
index b012f98e0f5..572f20ecac1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/d/duplicate_string_formatting_argument.py
+++ b/tests/functional/d/duplicate_string_formatting_argument.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring
+# pylint: disable=missing-docstring, consider-using-f-string
 
 NAME = 42
 OTHER_NAME = 24
diff --git a/tests/functional/l/logging_format_interpolation.py b/tests/functional/l/logging_format_interpolation.py
index 8defa940b85..782e3834bc5 100644
--- a/tests/functional/l/logging_format_interpolation.py
+++ b/tests/functional/l/logging_format_interpolation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # pylint: disable=no-member, no-absolute-import, import-error,line-too-long
-# pylint: disable=invalid-name,missing-docstring,wrong-import-order,wrong-import-position
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name,missing-docstring,wrong-import-order,wrong-import-position, consider-using-f-string
 try:
     import __builtin__ as builtins
 except ImportError:
diff --git a/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy.py b/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy.py
index c0634327f17..28aa3b78353 100644
--- a/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy.py
+++ b/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring,no-member,deprecated-method,invalid-name
+# pylint: disable=missing-docstring,no-member,deprecated-method,invalid-name, consider-using-f-string
 
 # Muck up the names in an effort to confuse...
 import logging as renamed_logging
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 renamed_logging.warn('%s' + ' the rest of a single string') # [logging-not-lazy]
 renamed_logging.log(renamed_logging.INFO, var_name + var) # [logging-not-lazy]
 
-var_name = 'Var:'
 # Statements that should not be flagged:
 renamed_logging.warn('%s, %s', 4, 5)
 renamed_logging.log(renamed_logging.INFO, 'msg: %s', 'Run!')
diff --git a/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy_with_logger.py b/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy_with_logger.py
index ef2221f23f9..69d0e9bd419 100644
--- a/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy_with_logger.py
+++ b/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy_with_logger.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Logging warnings using a logger class."""
+# pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import logging
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy_with_logger.txt b/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy_with_logger.txt
index 31fe45c6da2..43d9c1620a1 100644
--- a/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy_with_logger.txt
+++ b/tests/functional/l/logging_not_lazy_with_logger.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-logging-not-lazy:8:0::Use lazy % formatting in logging functions
 logging-not-lazy:9:0::Use lazy % formatting in logging functions
-logging-not-lazy:11:0::Use lazy % formatting in logging functions
-logging-not-lazy:13:0::Use lazy % formatting in logging functions
+logging-not-lazy:10:0::Use lazy % formatting in logging functions
+logging-not-lazy:12:0::Use lazy % formatting in logging functions
+logging-not-lazy:14:0::Use lazy % formatting in logging functions
diff --git a/tests/functional/m/misplaced_format_function.py b/tests/functional/m/misplaced_format_function.py
index 7bcabfc0333..679f5985820 100644
--- a/tests/functional/m/misplaced_format_function.py
+++ b/tests/functional/m/misplaced_format_function.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Test that format function is used only with string."""
 
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name, pointless-string-statement, line-too-long, no-member, disallowed-name, undefined-variable, missing-docstring, too-few-public-methods
-
+# pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
 print('value: {}').format(123)  # [misplaced-format-function]
 print("value: {}").format(123)  # [misplaced-format-function]
 print('value: {}'.format(123))
diff --git a/tests/functional/n/new_style_class_py_30.py b/tests/functional/n/new_style_class_py_30.py
index fd78c55904e..7a2a59a1792 100644
--- a/tests/functional/n/new_style_class_py_30.py
+++ b/tests/functional/n/new_style_class_py_30.py
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, mode="r", buffering=-1, verbose=False):
         self.verbose = verbose
         super(File, self).__init__(name, mode, buffering)  # [super-with-arguments]
         if self.verbose:
-            print("File %s is opened.  The mode is: %s" % (self.name,
-                                                           self.mode))
+            print(f"File {self.name} is opened.  The mode is: {self.mode}")
 
     def write(self, a_string):
         """ Write a string to the file."""
@@ -30,6 +29,6 @@ def writelines(self, sequence):
     def close(self):
         """Close the file."""
         if self.verbose:
-            print("Closing file %s" % self.name)
+            print(f"Closing file {self.name}")
         super(File, self).close()  # [super-with-arguments]
         self.was_modified = False
diff --git a/tests/functional/n/new_style_class_py_30.txt b/tests/functional/n/new_style_class_py_30.txt
index 1f3434378b2..b86cc2b54c6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/n/new_style_class_py_30.txt
+++ b/tests/functional/n/new_style_class_py_30.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 super-with-arguments:15:8:File.__init__:Consider using Python 3 style super() without arguments
-super-with-arguments:22:8:File.write:Consider using Python 3 style super() without arguments
-super-with-arguments:27:8:File.writelines:Consider using Python 3 style super() without arguments
-super-with-arguments:34:8:File.close:Consider using Python 3 style super() without arguments
+super-with-arguments:21:8:File.write:Consider using Python 3 style super() without arguments
+super-with-arguments:26:8:File.writelines:Consider using Python 3 style super() without arguments
+super-with-arguments:33:8:File.close:Consider using Python 3 style super() without arguments
diff --git a/tests/functional/r/raise/raising_format_tuple.py b/tests/functional/r/raise/raising_format_tuple.py
index 12e763d471d..e40771a038d 100644
--- a/tests/functional/r/raise/raising_format_tuple.py
+++ b/tests/functional/r/raise/raising_format_tuple.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def bad_percent(arg):
 
 def good_percent(arg):
     '''Instead of passing multiple arguments, format the message'''
-    raise KeyError('Bad key: %r' % arg)
+    raise KeyError(f'Bad key: {arg!r}')
 
 def bad_multiarg(name, value):
     '''Raising a formatted string and multiple additional arguments'''
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def bad_multiarg(name, value):
 
 def good_multiarg(name, value):
     '''The arguments have to be written as a tuple for formatting'''
-    raise ValueError('%s measures %.2f' % (name, value))
+    raise ValueError(f'{name} measures {value:.2f}')
 
 def bad_braces(arg):
     '''Curly braces as placeholders'''
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def bad_braces(arg):
 
 def good_braces(arg):
     '''Call str.format() instead'''
-    raise KeyError('Bad key: {:r}'.format(arg))
+    raise KeyError(f'Bad key: {arg!r}')
 
 def bad_multistring(arg):
     '''Multiple adjacent string literals'''
diff --git a/tests/functional/r/renamed_import_logging_not_lazy.py b/tests/functional/r/renamed_import_logging_not_lazy.py
index e4ca1c3381f..5eb23bf95a8 100644
--- a/tests/functional/r/renamed_import_logging_not_lazy.py
+++ b/tests/functional/r/renamed_import_logging_not_lazy.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring, too-few-public-methods, no-member
+# pylint: disable=missing-docstring, too-few-public-methods, no-member, consider-using-f-string
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 # Muck up the names in an effort to confuse...
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.py b/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.py
index 9cdcf97d1cc..c8cfd04e0d4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.py
+++ b/tests/functional/s/slots_checks.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ThirdGood(object):
     __slots__ = ['a']
 
 class FourthGood(object):
-    __slots__ = ('a%s' % i for i in range(10))
+    __slots__ = (f'a{i}' for i in range(10))
 
 class FifthGood(object):
     __slots__ = deque(["a", "b", "c"])
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_error.py b/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_error.py
index 1f9347a1530..d48b47d3faa 100644
--- a/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_error.py
+++ b/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_error.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """test string format error"""
-# pylint: disable=print-statement,unsupported-binary-operation,line-too-long
+# pylint: disable=print-statement,unsupported-binary-operation,line-too-long, consider-using-f-string
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 PARG_1 = PARG_2 = PARG_3 = 1
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_failed_inference.py b/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_failed_inference.py
index c5add58c838..e47ca5baaee 100644
--- a/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_failed_inference.py
+++ b/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_failed_inference.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """ Testing string format with a failed inference. This should not crash. """
-# pylint: disable=using-constant-test
+# pylint: disable=using-constant-test, consider-using-f-string
 import collections
 "{dict[0]}".format(dict=collections.defaultdict(int))
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_failed_inference_py35.py b/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_failed_inference_py35.py
index a511ff80e5f..f4d3ef34ea5 100644
--- a/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_failed_inference_py35.py
+++ b/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_failed_inference_py35.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ Testing string format with a failed inference. This should not crash. """
-# pylint: disable=using-constant-test
+# pylint: disable=using-constant-test, consider-using-f-string
 import collections
 "{dict[0]}".format(dict=collections.defaultdict(int))
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_py3.py b/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_py3.py
index 3cdd60eb254..6ab4d8c915c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_py3.py
+++ b/tests/functional/s/string/string_formatting_py3.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring,import-error
+# pylint: disable=missing-docstring,import-error, consider-using-f-string
 
 
 def issue_957_good():
diff --git a/tests/functional/t/too/too_many_return_statements.py b/tests/functional/t/too/too_many_return_statements.py
index 66a85da40d1..b9f35a2adb8 100644
--- a/tests/functional/t/too/too_many_return_statements.py
+++ b/tests/functional/t/too/too_many_return_statements.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def stupid_function(arg): # [too-many-return-statements]
 def many_yield(text):
     """Not a problem"""
     if text:
-        yield "    line 1: %s\n" % text
+        yield f"    line 1: {text}\n"
         yield "    line 2\n"
         yield "    line 3\n"
         yield "    line 4\n"
diff --git a/tests/functional/u/undefined/undefined_loop_variable.py b/tests/functional/u/undefined/undefined_loop_variable.py
index 3df17f7d154..956773e310f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/u/undefined/undefined_loop_variable.py
+++ b/tests/functional/u/undefined/undefined_loop_variable.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring,redefined-builtin
+# pylint: disable=missing-docstring,redefined-builtin, consider-using-f-string
 
 def do_stuff(some_random_list):
     for var in some_random_list:
diff --git a/tests/functional/u/unused/unused_argument.py b/tests/functional/u/unused/unused_argument.py
index 707eb25af0c..c5f534259d8 100644
--- a/tests/functional/u/unused/unused_argument.py
+++ b/tests/functional/u/unused/unused_argument.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def selected(cls, *args, **kwargs):  # [unused-argument, unused-argument]
 
     def using_inner_function(self, etype, size=1):
         """return a fake result set for a particular entity type"""
-        rset = AAAA([('A',)]*size, '%s X' % etype,
+        rset = AAAA([('A',)]*size, f'{etype} X',
                     description=[(etype,)]*size)
         def inner(row, col=0, etype=etype, req=self, rset=rset):
             """inner using all its argument"""
diff --git a/tests/functional/u/use/used_before_assignement.py b/tests/functional/u/use/used_before_assignement.py
index c975b1dc2ab..285f3d180d8 100644
--- a/tests/functional/u/use/used_before_assignement.py
+++ b/tests/functional/u/use/used_before_assignement.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """pylint doesn't see the NameError in this module"""
-
+#pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
 __revision__ = None
 
 MSG = "hello %s" % MSG  # [used-before-assignment]
diff --git a/tests/functional/u/use/used_before_assignment_issue853.py b/tests/functional/u/use/used_before_assignment_issue853.py
index f8b4122528c..7da9fdd50c4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/u/use/used_before_assignment_issue853.py
+++ b/tests/functional/u/use/used_before_assignment_issue853.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# pylint: disable=missing-docstring,bare-except,pointless-statement,superfluous-parens
+# pylint: disable=missing-docstring,bare-except,pointless-statement,superfluous-parens, consider-using-f-string
 def strangeproblem():
     try:
         for _ in range(0, 4):
diff --git a/tests/input/func_w0401_package/thing2.py b/tests/input/func_w0401_package/thing2.py
index 66d331677a1..80bec1dd861 100644
--- a/tests/input/func_w0401_package/thing2.py
+++ b/tests/input/func_w0401_package/thing2.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 __revision__ = None
 
 THING2 = "I am thing2"
-THING1_PLUS_THING2 = "%s, plus %s" % (THING1, THING2)
+THING1_PLUS_THING2 = f"{THING1}, plus {THING2}"
diff --git a/tests/profile/test_profile_against_externals.py b/tests/profile/test_profile_against_externals.py
index dd3e7270827..20fa55d4a44 100644
--- a/tests/profile/test_profile_against_externals.py
+++ b/tests/profile/test_profile_against_externals.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 
 def _get_py_files(scanpath):
-    assert os.path.exists(scanpath), "Dir not found %s" % scanpath
+    assert os.path.exists(scanpath), f"Dir not found {scanpath}"
 
     filepaths = []
     for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(scanpath):
@@ -46,12 +46,11 @@ def test_run(tmp_path, name, git_repo):
     checkoutdir.mkdir()
     os.system(f"git clone --depth=1 {git_repo} {checkoutdir}")
     filepaths = _get_py_files(scanpath=str(checkoutdir))
-    print("Have %d files" % len(filepaths))
+    print(f"Have {len(filepaths)} files")
 
     runner = Run(filepaths, reporter=Reporter(), do_exit=False)
 
     print(
-        "Had %d files with %d messages"
-        % (len(filepaths), len(runner.linter.reporter.messages))
+        f"Had {len(filepaths)} files with {len(runner.linter.reporter.messages)} messages"
     )
     pprint.pprint(runner.linter.reporter.messages)
diff --git a/tests/pyreverse/test_utils.py b/tests/pyreverse/test_utils.py
index 85c2a0f8651..1685b4c760f 100644
--- a/tests/pyreverse/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/pyreverse/test_utils.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_get_annotation_annassign(assign, label):
 )
 def test_get_annotation_assignattr(init_method, label):
     """AssignAttr"""
-    assign = rf"""
+    assign = fr"""
         class A:
             {init_method}
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_check_parallel.py b/tests/test_check_parallel.py
index 931e5be3086..b258129eb33 100644
--- a/tests/test_check_parallel.py
+++ b/tests/test_check_parallel.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ def _gen_file_data(idx=0):
         os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "input", "similar1")
     )
     file_data = (
-        "--test-file_data-name-%d--" % idx,
+        f"--test-file_data-name-{idx}--",
         filepath,
-        "--test-file_data-modname-%d--" % idx,
+        f"--test-file_data-modname-{idx}--",
     )
     return file_data
 
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ def test_compare_workers_to_single_proc(self, num_files, num_jobs, num_checkers)
         # with the number of files.
         expected_stats = {
             "by_module": {
+                # pylint: disable-next=consider-using-f-string
                 "--test-file_data-name-%d--"
                 % idx: {
                     "convention": 0,
diff --git a/tests/test_epylint.py b/tests/test_epylint.py
index 52562716673..796b1ca8760 100644
--- a/tests/test_epylint.py
+++ b/tests/test_epylint.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def run(self):
 
 def test_epylint_good_command(example_path):
     out, err = lint.py_run(
+        # pylint: disable-next=consider-using-f-string
         "%s -E --disable=E1111 --msg-template '{category} {module} {obj} {line} {column} {msg}'"
         % example_path,
         return_std=True,
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ def test_epylint_good_command(example_path):
 
 def test_epylint_strange_command(example_path):
     out, err = lint.py_run(
+        # pylint: disable-next=consider-using-f-string
         "%s -E --disable=E1111 --msg-template={category} {module} {obj} {line} {column} {msg}"
         % example_path,
         return_std=True,
diff --git a/tests/test_func.py b/tests/test_func.py
index 8742b42f96e..97a501be7a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_func.py
+++ b/tests/test_func.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 def exception_str(self, ex):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """function used to replace default __str__ method of exception instances"""
-    return "in {}\n:: {}".format(ex.file, ", ".join(ex.args))
+    return f"in {ex.file}\n:: {', '.join(ex.args)}"
 
 
 class LintTestUsingModule:
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ def _test_functionality(self):
         # pylint: disable=not-an-iterable; can't handle boolean checks for now
         if self.depends:
             tocheck += [
-                self.package + ".%s" % name.replace(".py", "")
-                for name, _ in self.depends
+                self.package + f".{name.replace('.py', '')}" for name, _ in self.depends
             ]
         self._test(tocheck)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_self.py b/tests/test_self.py
index de63ebd6fb8..5128f9b34ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_self.py
+++ b/tests/test_self.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def test_generate_config_disable_symbolic_names(self):
         output = out.getvalue()
         # Get rid of the pesky messages that pylint emits if the
         # configuration file is not found.
-        pattern = rf"\[{MAIN_CHECKER_NAME.upper()}"
+        pattern = fr"\[{MAIN_CHECKER_NAME.upper()}"
         master = re.search(pattern, output)
         assert master is not None, f"{pattern} not found in {output}"
         out = StringIO(output[master.start() :])
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def test_parallel_execution_bug_2674(self):
                 [
                     "--py3k",
                     "--disable=no-absolute-import",
-                    "-j %d" % jobs,
+                    f"-j {int(jobs)}",
                     join(HERE, "input", "no_absolute_import.py"),
                 ],
                 code=expected_ret_code,
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def test_bom_marker(self):
         config_path = join(HERE, "regrtest_data", ".pylintrc")
         expected = "Your code has been rated at 10.00/10"
         self._test_output(
-            [path, "--rcfile=%s" % config_path, "-rn"], expected_output=expected
+            [path, f"--rcfile={config_path}", "-rn"], expected_output=expected
         )
 
     def test_pylintrc_plugin_duplicate_options(self):
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ def test_pylintrc_plugin_duplicate_options(self):
         )
         self._test_output(
             [
-                "--rcfile=%s" % config_path,
+                f"--rcfile={config_path}",
                 "--help-msg=dummy-message-01,dummy-message-02",
             ],
             expected_output=expected,
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ def test_pylintrc_plugin_duplicate_options(self):
             "# Dummy option 2\ndummy_option_2=dummy value 2"
         )
         self._test_output(
-            ["--rcfile=%s" % config_path, "--generate-rcfile"], expected_output=expected
+            [f"--rcfile={config_path}", "--generate-rcfile"], expected_output=expected
         )
         sys.path.remove(dummy_plugin_path)
 
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def test_pylintrc_comments_in_values(self):
         """
         )
         self._test_output(
-            [path, "--rcfile=%s" % config_path, "-rn"], expected_output=expected
+            [path, f"--rcfile={config_path}", "-rn"], expected_output=expected
         )
 
     def test_no_crash_with_formatting_regex_defaults(self):