diff --git a/adafruit_portalbase/network.py b/adafruit_portalbase/network.py
index 501bb83..99f2383 100755
--- a/adafruit_portalbase/network.py
+++ b/adafruit_portalbase/network.py
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ class NetworkBase:
             year_day = int(times[2])
             week_day = int(times[3])
             is_dst = None  # no way to know yet
-            year, month, mday = [int(x) for x in the_date.split("-")]
+            year, month, mday = (int(x) for x in the_date.split("-"))
             the_time = the_time.split(".")[0]
-            hours, minutes, seconds = [int(x) for x in the_time.split(":")]
+            hours, minutes, seconds = (int(x) for x in the_time.split(":"))
             now = time.struct_time(
                 (year, month, mday, hours, minutes, seconds, week_day, year_day, is_dst)
             )
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 63d7702..241b83e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Scott Shawcroft, written for Adafruit Industries
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3fa0343..b54dd3e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ dynamic = ["dependencies", "optional-dependencies"]
 target-version = "py38"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
-select = ["I", "PL"]
-ignore = ["PLR2004"]
+select = ["I", "PL", "UP"]
+ignore = ["PLR2004", "UP028", "UP030", "UP031", "UP032"]
 
 [tool.ruff.format]
 line-ending = "lf"