diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/hashivault.py b/plugins/module_utils/hashivault.py
index 03a1b01..eebfe43 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/hashivault.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/hashivault.py
@@ -299,13 +299,13 @@ def _compare_state(desired_state, current_state, ignore=None):
 
     if ignore is None:
         ignore = []
-    if type(desired_state) is list:
-        if (type(current_state) != list) or (len(desired_state) != len(current_state)):
+    if isinstance(desired_state, list):
+        if not isinstance(current_state, list) or (len(desired_state) != len(current_state)):
             return False
         return set(desired_state) == set(current_state)
 
-    if type(desired_state) is dict:
-        if type(current_state) != dict:
+    if isinstance(desired_state, dict):
+        if not isinstance(current_state, dict):
             return False
 
         # iterate over dictionary keys
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def _convert_to_seconds(original_value):
             ray = value.split("s")
             seconds += int(ray.pop(0))
         return seconds
-    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001
+    except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001,S110
         pass
     return original_value
 
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ def get_keys_updated(desired_state, current_state, ignore=None):
             continue
         new_value = desired_state[key]
         old_value = current_state[key]
-        if "ttl" in key and (_convert_to_seconds(old_value) != _convert_to_seconds(new_value)):
-            differences.append(key)
-        elif not _compare_state(new_value, old_value):
+        if (
+            "ttl" in key and (_convert_to_seconds(old_value) != _convert_to_seconds(new_value))
+        ) or not _compare_state(new_value, old_value):
             differences.append(key)
     return differences
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py b/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py
index a7ad1a7..39b5ad7 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/openssl_pkcs12.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class Pkcs(object):  # noqa
     def load_privatekey(self, path, passphrase=None):
         """Load the specified OpenSSL private key."""
         try:
-            privatekey = (
+            return (
                 crypto.load_privatekey(
                     crypto.FILETYPE_PEM,
                     open(path, "rb").read(),  # noqa
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ class Pkcs(object):  # noqa
                     open(path, "rb").read(),  # noqa
                 )
             )
-
-            return privatekey
         except OSError as exc:
             raise PkcsError(exc) from exc
 
@@ -221,8 +219,7 @@ class Pkcs(object):  # noqa
         """Load the specified certificate."""
         try:
             cert_content = open(path, "rb").read()  # noqa
-            cert = crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert_content)
-            return cert
+            return crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, cert_content)
         except OSError as exc:
             raise PkcsError(exc) from exc
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/proxmox_kvm.py b/plugins/modules/proxmox_kvm.py
index 19b748c..b117f4f 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/proxmox_kvm.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/proxmox_kvm.py
@@ -842,8 +842,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, env_fallback
 
 def get_nextvmid(module, proxmox):
     try:
-        vmid = proxmox.cluster.nextid.get()
-        return vmid
+        return proxmox.cluster.nextid.get()
     except Exception as e:  # noqa
         module.fail_json(
             msg=f"Unable to get next vmid. Failed with exception: {to_native(e)}",
@@ -1331,7 +1330,7 @@ def main():
                 )
 
         # Ensure source VM name exists when cloning
-        if -1 == vmid:
+        if vmid == -1:
             module.fail_json(msg=f"VM with name = {clone} does not exist in cluster")
 
         # Ensure source VM id exists when cloning
@@ -1356,7 +1355,7 @@ def main():
             )
         except Exception as e:  # noqa
             module.fail_json(
-                vmid=vmid, msg=f"Unable to delete settings on VM {name} with vmid {vmid}: {str(e)}"
+                vmid=vmid, msg=f"Unable to delete settings on VM {name} with vmid {vmid}: {e!s}"
             )
 
     if revert is not None:
@@ -1369,7 +1368,7 @@ def main():
             module.fail_json(
                 vmid=vmid,
                 msg=f"Unable to revert settings on VM {name} with vmid {vmid}:"
-                f"Maybe is not a pending task...{str(e)}",
+                f"Maybe is not a pending task...{e!s}",
             )
 
     if state == "present":
@@ -1504,7 +1503,7 @@ def main():
     elif state == "started":
         status = {}
         try:
-            if -1 == vmid:
+            if vmid == -1:
                 module.fail_json(msg=f"VM with name = {name} does not exist in cluster")
             vm = get_vm(proxmox, vmid)
             if not vm:
@@ -1525,7 +1524,7 @@ def main():
     elif state == "stopped":
         status = {}
         try:
-            if -1 == vmid:
+            if vmid == -1:
                 module.fail_json(msg=f"VM with name = {name} does not exist in cluster")
 
             vm = get_vm(proxmox, vmid)
@@ -1550,7 +1549,7 @@ def main():
     elif state == "restarted":
         status = {}
         try:
-            if -1 == vmid:
+            if vmid == -1:
                 module.fail_json(msg=f"VM with name = {name} does not exist in cluster")
 
             vm = get_vm(proxmox, vmid)
@@ -1602,7 +1601,7 @@ def main():
 
     elif state == "current":
         status = {}
-        if -1 == vmid:
+        if vmid == -1:
             module.fail_json(msg=f"VM with name = {name} does not exist in cluster")
         vm = get_vm(proxmox, vmid)
         if not vm: