diff --git a/ansiblelater/candidate.py b/ansiblelater/candidate.py
index 78adebf..23376aa 100644
--- a/ansiblelater/candidate.py
+++ b/ansiblelater/candidate.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class Candidate(object):
             or filename.endswith(".py")
         ):
             return Code(filename, settings, standards)
-        if "inventory" == basename or "hosts" == basename or parentdir in ["inventories"]:
+        if basename == "inventory" or basename == "hosts" or parentdir in ["inventories"]:
             return Inventory(filename, settings, standards)
         if "rolesfile" in basename or "requirements" in basename:
             return Rolesfile(filename, settings, standards)
diff --git a/ansiblelater/rules/CheckShellInsteadCommand.py b/ansiblelater/rules/CheckShellInsteadCommand.py
index 5b29de0..ec82305 100644
--- a/ansiblelater/rules/CheckShellInsteadCommand.py
+++ b/ansiblelater/rules/CheckShellInsteadCommand.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class CheckShellInsteadCommand(StandardBase):
                         cmd = " ".join(task["action"].get("__ansible_arguments__", []))
 
                     unjinja = re.sub(r"\{\{[^\}]*\}\}", "JINJA_VAR", cmd)
-                    if not any([ch in unjinja for ch in "&|<>;$\n*[]{}?"]):
+                    if not any(ch in unjinja for ch in "&|<>;$\n*[]{}?"):
                         errors.append(self.Error(task["__line__"], self.helptext))
 
         return self.Result(candidate.path, errors)
diff --git a/ansiblelater/utils/__init__.py b/ansiblelater/utils/__init__.py
index 37838fd..2a71dec 100644
--- a/ansiblelater/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/ansiblelater/utils/__init__.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def lines_ranges(lines_spec):
 
 
 def is_line_in_ranges(line, ranges):
-    return not ranges or any([line in r for r in ranges])
+    return not ranges or any(line in r for r in ranges)
 
 
 def safe_load(string):