diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/python/goals/setup_py.py b/src/python/pants/backend/python/goals/setup_py.py
index 5b5c38b3651..d261ce96fd5 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/python/goals/setup_py.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/python/goals/setup_py.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def __init__(
         object.__setattr__(
             self,
             "_pickled_bytes",
-            pickle.dumps({k: v for k, v in sorted(kwargs.items())}, protocol=4),
+            pickle.dumps(dict(sorted(kwargs.items())), protocol=4),
         )
 
     @memoized_property
diff --git a/src/python/pants/build_graph/build_file_aliases_test.py b/src/python/pants/build_graph/build_file_aliases_test.py
index 77443f7bd62..ccba47c34ad 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/build_graph/build_file_aliases_test.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/build_graph/build_file_aliases_test.py
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ def test_bad_context_aware_object_factories(self):
             BuildFileAliases(context_aware_object_factories={"george": 1})
 
     def test_merge(self):
-        e_factory = lambda ctx: "e"
-        f_factory = lambda ctx: "f"
+        def e_factory(ctx):
+            return "e"
+
+        def f_factory(ctx):
+            return "f"
 
         first = BuildFileAliases(objects={"d": 2}, context_aware_object_factories={"e": e_factory})
 
diff --git a/src/python/pants/core/goals/export_test.py b/src/python/pants/core/goals/export_test.py
index 94c998d14fe..2a99b88eb32 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/core/goals/export_test.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/core/goals/export_test.py
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ def test_run_export_rule() -> None:
             assert fp.read() == b"BAR"
 
 
-_e = lambda path, env: make_target(path, path, env)
+def _e(path, env):
+    return make_target(path, path, env)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/src/python/pants/engine/target.py b/src/python/pants/engine/target.py
index d36de397f39..6dc28f5f9a5 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/engine/target.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/engine/target.py
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ def validate_resolved_files(self, files: Sequence[str]) -> None:
         """
         if self.expected_file_extensions is not None:
             bad_files = [
-                fp for fp in files if not PurePath(fp).suffix in self.expected_file_extensions
+                fp for fp in files if PurePath(fp).suffix not in self.expected_file_extensions
             ]
             if bad_files:
                 expected = (
diff --git a/src/python/pants/help/help_info_extracter.py b/src/python/pants/help/help_info_extracter.py
index 0858f91039c..f212b62c916 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/help/help_info_extracter.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/help/help_info_extracter.py
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ def stringify_type(t: type) -> str:
     def compute_metavar(kwargs):
         """Compute the metavar to display in help for an option registered with these kwargs."""
 
-        stringify = lambda t: HelpInfoExtracter.stringify_type(t)
+        stringify = HelpInfoExtracter.stringify_type
 
         metavar = kwargs.get("metavar")
         if not metavar:
diff --git a/src/python/pants/help/maybe_color.py b/src/python/pants/help/maybe_color.py
index d0a393c3089..ee96a4287a1 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/help/maybe_color.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/help/maybe_color.py
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ class MaybeColor:
 
     def __init__(self, color: bool) -> None:
         self._color = color
-        noop = lambda x, **_: x
+
+        def noop(x, **_):
+            return x
+
         self.maybe_color = ansicolor if color else noop
         self.maybe_cyan = cyan if color else noop
         self.maybe_green = green if color else noop
diff --git a/src/python/pants/util/filtering.py b/src/python/pants/util/filtering.py
index 78668edc148..db9a1195a72 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/util/filtering.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/util/filtering.py
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 def _extract_modifier(modified_param: str) -> Tuple[Callable[[bool], bool], str]:
     if modified_param.startswith("-"):
         return operator.not_, modified_param[1:]
-    identity_func = lambda x: x
+
+    def identity_func(x):
+        return x
+
     return identity_func, modified_param[1:] if modified_param.startswith("+") else modified_param