Apply the following pylint messages:

- use-list-literal
 - use-dict-literal
 - consider-using-in
 - consider-using-from-import

.pylintrc

@@ -160,6 +160,14 @@ enable=F, # Fatal
        wildcard-import,
        # Specific refactoring checks:
        use-implicit-booleaness-not-len,
+       useless-object-inheritance,
+       consider-using-from-import,
+       consider-using-in,
+       consider-using-join,
+       use-list-literal,
+       use-dict-literal,
+       useless-object-inheritance,
+       useless-return,
        # Specific basic checks:
        lost-exception,
        assert-on-tuple,

dataobjs.py

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class pesterQuirks:
                 # Exclude option is checked
                 if checkstate == 2:
                     # Check for substring that should be excluded.
-                    excludes = list()
+                    excludes = []
                     # Check for links, store in list.
                     for match in re.finditer(_urlre, string):
                         excludes.append(match)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class pesterQuirks:
                             if excludes[n].end() > excludes[n + 1].start():
                                 excludes.pop(n)
                         # Seperate parts to be quirked.
-                        sendparts = list()
+                        sendparts = []
                         # Add string until start of exclude at index 0.
                         until = excludes[0].start()
                         sendparts.append(string[:until])
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ class pesterQuirks:
                         sendparts.append(string[after:])
 
                         # Quirk to-be-quirked parts.
-                        recvparts = list()
+                        recvparts = []
                         for part in sendparts:
                             # No split, apply like normal.
-                            if q.type == "regexp" or q.type == "random":
+                            if q.type in ("regexp", "random"):
                                 recvparts.append(
                                     q.apply(part, first=(i == 0), last=lastStr)
                                 )
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ class pesterQuirks:
                         string += recvparts[-1]
                     else:
                         # No split, apply like normal.
-                        if q.type != "prefix" and q.type != "suffix":
-                            if q.type == "regexp" or q.type == "random":
+                        if q.type not in ("prefix", "suffix"):
+                            if q.type in ("regexp", "random"):
                                 string = q.apply(string, first=(i == 0), last=lastStr)
                             else:
                                 string = q.apply(string)
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ class pesterQuirks:
                             string = q.apply(string)
                 else:
                     # No split, apply like normal.
-                    if q.type != "prefix" and q.type != "suffix":
-                        if q.type == "regexp" or q.type == "random":
+                    if q.type not in ("prefix", "suffix"):
+                        if q.type in ("regexp", "random"):
                             string = q.apply(string, first=(i == 0), last=lastStr)
                         else:
                             string = q.apply(string)
@@ -396,22 +396,21 @@ class PesterProfile:
         )
 
     def memoclosemsg(self, syscolor, initials, verb):
-        if type(initials) == type(list()):
+        if isinstance(initials, list):
             return "<c={}><c={}>{}</c> {}.</c>".format(
                 syscolor.name(),
                 self.colorhtml(),
                 ", ".join(initials),
                 verb,
             )
-        else:
-            return "<c={}><c={}>{}{}{}</c> {}.</c>".format(
-                syscolor.name(),
-                self.colorhtml(),
-                initials.pcf,
-                self.initials(),
-                initials.number,
-                verb,
-            )
+        return "<c={}><c={}>{}{}{}</c> {}.</c>".format(
+            syscolor.name(),
+            self.colorhtml(),
+            initials.pcf,
+            self.initials(),
+            initials.number,
+            verb,
+        )
 
     def memonetsplitmsg(self, syscolor, initials):
         if len(initials) <= 0:
@@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ class PesterProfile:
 
     def memobanmsg(self, opchum, opgrammar, syscolor, initials, reason):
         opinit = opgrammar.pcf + opchum.initials() + opgrammar.number
-        if type(initials) == type(list()):
+        if isinstance(initials, list):
             if opchum.handle == reason:
                 return (
                     "<c={}>{}</c> banned <c={}>{}</c> from responding to memo.".format(

memos.py

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class TimeGrammar:
         self.temporal = temporal
         self.pcf = pcf
         self.when = when
-        if number == "0" or number == 0:
+        if number in ("0", 0):
             self.number = ""
         else:
             self.number = str(number)
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class TimeTracker(list):
         except TypeError:
             # (temporal, pcf, when) = pcfGrammar(mysteryTime())
             pcf = pcfGrammar(mysteryTime())[1]
-        if pcf == "C" or pcf == "?":
+        if pcf in ("C", "?"):
             return
         if timed in self.timerecord[pcf]:
             return
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class TimeTracker(list):
             pcf = pcfGrammar(timed - timedelta(0))[1]
         except TypeError:
             pcf = pcfGrammar(mysteryTime())[1]
-        if pcf == "C" or pcf == "?":
+        if pcf in ("C", "?"):
             return 0
         if len(self.timerecord[pcf]) > 1:
             return self.timerecord[pcf].index(timed) + 1

menus.py

@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ class PesterQuirkItem(QtWidgets.QTreeWidgetItem):
         """Sets the order of quirks if auto-sorted by Qt. Obsolete now."""
         if self.quirk.type == "prefix":
             return True
-        elif (
-            self.quirk.type == "replace" or self.quirk.type == "regexp"
-        ) and quirkitem.type == "suffix":
+        elif self.quirk.type in ("replace", "regexp") and quirkitem.type == "suffix":
             return True
         else:
             return False

parsetools.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ except ImportError:
 import dataobjs
 
 # karxi: My own contribution to this - a proper lexer.
-import pnc.lexercon as lexercon
+from pnc import lexercon
 from generic import mysteryTime
 from quirks import ScriptQuirks
 from pyquirks import PythonQuirks

pyinst.py

@@ -238,10 +238,10 @@ if (_ARGUMENTS.prompts is not False) and (_ARGUMENTS.prompts != "False"):
             "This is a script to make building with Pyinstaller a bit more conventient."
         )
 
-        while (delete_builddist != "y") and (delete_builddist != "n"):
+        while delete_builddist not in ("y", "n"):
             delete_builddist = input("Delete build & dist folders? (Y/N): ").lower()
 
-        while (upx_enabled != "y") and (upx_enabled != "n"):
+        while upx_enabled not in ("y", "n"):
             upx_enabled = input("Enable UPX? (Y/N): ").lower()
         if upx_enabled == "y":
             print("If upx is on your path you don't need to include anything here.")
@@ -257,14 +257,14 @@ if (_ARGUMENTS.prompts is not False) and (_ARGUMENTS.prompts != "False"):
         elif upx_enabled == "n":
             upx_dir = ""
 
-        while (windowed != "y") and (windowed != "n"):
+        while windowed not in ("y", "n"):
             windowed = input("Build with '--windowed'? (Y/N): ").lower()
 
         if sys.platform == "win32":
             print(
                 "(https://pyinstaller.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage.html?highlight=sdk#windows)"
             )
-            while (package_universal_crt != "y") and (package_universal_crt != "n"):
+            while package_universal_crt not in ("y", "n"):
                 package_universal_crt = input(
                     "Try to include universal CRT? (Y/N): "
                 ).lower()
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ if (_ARGUMENTS.prompts is not False) and (_ARGUMENTS.prompts != "False"):
                         )
                 print("crt_path = " + crt_path)
 
-        if (sys.platform == "win32") or (sys.platform == "linux"):
-            while (onefile != "y") and (onefile != "n"):
+        if sys.platform in ("win32", "linux"):
+            while onefile not in ("y", "n"):
                 onefile = input("Build with '--onefile'? (Y/N): ").lower()
 
     except KeyboardInterrupt:

toast.py

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class ToastMachine:
         def show(self):
             if self.machine.on:
                 # Use libnotify's queue if using libnotify
-                if self.machine.type == "libnotify" or self.machine.type == "twmn":
+                if self.machine.type in ("libnotify", "twmn"):
                     self.realShow()
                 elif self.machine.toasts:
                     self.machine.toasts.append(self)
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ToastMachine:
                         extras["parent"] = self.machine.parent
                     if "time" in args:
                         extras["time"] = self.time
-                    if k == "libnotify" or k == "twmn":
+                    if k in ("libnotify", "twmn"):
                         t = v(self.title, self.msg, self.icon, **extras)
                     else:
                         t = v(self.machine, self.title, self.msg, self.icon, **extras)

user_profile.py

@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ class PesterProfileDB(dict):
 
         u = []
         for handle, c in chumdict.items():
-            options = dict()
+            options = {}
             if "group" in c:
                 options["group"] = c["group"]
             if "notes" in c: