@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ def __missing__(self, key):
         name = key[:-len(":kwdoc")]
         from matplotlib.artist import Artist, kwdoc
         try:
-            cls, = [cls for cls in _api.recursive_subclasses(Artist)
-                    if cls.__name__ == name]
+            cls, = (cls for cls in _api.recursive_subclasses(Artist)
+                    if cls.__name__ == name)
         except ValueError as e:
             raise KeyError(key) from e
         return self.setdefault(key, kwdoc(cls))
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def _get_info(self, fontname: str, font_class: str, sym: str, fontsize: float,
         font.set_size(fontsize, dpi)
         glyph = font.load_char(num, flags=self.load_glyph_flags)
 
-        xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax = [val/64.0 for val in glyph.bbox]
+        xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax = (val / 64 for val in glyph.bbox)
         offset = self._get_offset(font, glyph, fontsize, dpi)
         metrics = FontMetrics(
             advance = glyph.linearHoriAdvance/65536.0,
 
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 import contextlib
-from functools import cache, wraps
+from functools import cache, reduce, wraps
 import inspect
 from inspect import Signature, Parameter
 import logging
 from numbers import Number, Real
+import operator
 import re
 import warnings
 
@@ -1290,7 +1291,8 @@ def matchfunc(x):
             raise ValueError('match must be None, a matplotlib.artist.Artist '
                              'subclass, or a callable')
 
-        artists = sum([c.findobj(matchfunc) for c in self.get_children()], [])
+        artists = reduce(operator.iadd,
+                         [c.findobj(matchfunc) for c in self.get_children()], [])
         if include_self and matchfunc(self):
             artists.append(self)
         return artists
 
@@ -6000,7 +6000,7 @@ def _pcolorargs(self, funcname, *args, shading='auto', **kwargs):
             # unit conversion allows e.g. datetime objects as axis values
             X, Y = args[:2]
             X, Y = self._process_unit_info([("x", X), ("y", Y)], kwargs)
-            X, Y = [cbook.safe_masked_invalid(a, copy=True) for a in [X, Y]]
+            X, Y = (cbook.safe_masked_invalid(a, copy=True) for a in [X, Y])
 
             if funcname == 'pcolormesh':
                 if np.ma.is_masked(X) or np.ma.is_masked(Y):
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # allows all Line2D kwargs.
 _line_inspector = martist.ArtistInspector(mlines.Line2D)
 _line_param_names = _line_inspector.get_setters()
-_line_param_aliases = [list(d)[0] for d in _line_inspector.aliasd.values()]
+_line_param_aliases = [next(iter(d)) for d in _line_inspector.aliasd.values()]
 _gridline_param_names = ['grid_' + name
                          for name in _line_param_names + _line_param_aliases]
 
@@ -728,8 +728,8 @@ def _get_shared_axis(self):
 
     def _get_axis_name(self):
         """Return the axis name."""
-        return [name for name, axis in self.axes._axis_map.items()
-                if axis is self][0]
+        return next(name for name, axis in self.axes._axis_map.items()
+                    if axis is self)
 
     # During initialization, Axis objects often create ticks that are later
     # unused; this turns out to be a very slow step.  Instead, use a custom
 
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ def blit(self, bbox=None):
         if bbox is None and self.figure:
             bbox = self.figure.bbox  # Blit the entire canvas if bbox is None.
         # repaint uses logical pixels, not physical pixels like the renderer.
-        l, b, w, h = [int(pt / self.device_pixel_ratio) for pt in bbox.bounds]
+        l, b, w, h = (int(pt / self.device_pixel_ratio) for pt in bbox.bounds)
         t = b + h
         self.repaint(l, self.rect().height() - t, w, h)
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ def drawRectangle(self, rect):
         # Draw the zoom rectangle to the QPainter.  _draw_rect_callback needs
         # to be called at the end of paintEvent.
         if rect is not None:
-            x0, y0, w, h = [int(pt / self.device_pixel_ratio) for pt in rect]
+            x0, y0, w, h = (int(pt / self.device_pixel_ratio) for pt in rect)
             x1 = x0 + w
             y1 = y0 + h
             def _draw_rect_callback(painter):
 
@@ -1197,8 +1197,8 @@ def _get_tool_pos(self, tool):
         ``ToolBar.GetToolPos`` is not useful because wx assigns the same Id to
         all Separators and StretchableSpaces.
         """
-        pos, = [pos for pos in range(self.ToolsCount)
-                if self.GetToolByPos(pos) == tool]
+        pos, = (pos for pos in range(self.ToolsCount)
+                if self.GetToolByPos(pos) == tool)
         return pos
 
     def add_toolitem(self, name, group, position, image_file, description,
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def get_intersection(cx1, cy1, cos_t1, sin_t1,
     # rhs_inverse
     a_, b_ = d, -b
     c_, d_ = -c, a
-    a_, b_, c_, d_ = [k / ad_bc for k in [a_, b_, c_, d_]]
+    a_, b_, c_, d_ = (k / ad_bc for k in [a_, b_, c_, d_])
 
     x = a_ * line1_rhs + b_ * line2_rhs
     y = c_ * line1_rhs + d_ * line2_rhs
 
@@ -424,13 +424,13 @@ def _parse_args(*args, caller_name='function'):
         X = X.ravel()
         Y = Y.ravel()
         if len(X) == nc and len(Y) == nr:
-            X, Y = [a.ravel() for a in np.meshgrid(X, Y)]
+            X, Y = (a.ravel() for a in np.meshgrid(X, Y))
         elif len(X) != len(Y):
             raise ValueError('X and Y must be the same size, but '
                              f'X.size is {X.size} and Y.size is {Y.size}.')
     else:
         indexgrid = np.meshgrid(np.arange(nc), np.arange(nr))
-        X, Y = [np.ravel(a) for a in indexgrid]
+        X, Y = (np.ravel(a) for a in indexgrid)
     # Size validation for U, V, C is left to the set_UVC method.
     return X, Y, U, V, C
 
 
@@ -3086,10 +3086,10 @@ def test_log_scales():
     ax.set_yscale('log', base=5.5)
     ax.invert_yaxis()
     ax.set_xscale('log', base=9.0)
-    xticks, yticks = [
+    xticks, yticks = (
         [(t.get_loc(), t.label1.get_text()) for t in axis._update_ticks()]
         for axis in [ax.xaxis, ax.yaxis]
-    ]
+    )
     assert xticks == [
         (1.0, '$\\mathdefault{9^{0}}$'),
         (9.0, '$\\mathdefault{9^{1}}$'),