diff --git a/.basedpyright/baseline.json b/.basedpyright/baseline.json
index 91086ad..d23817c 100644
--- a/.basedpyright/baseline.json
+++ b/.basedpyright/baseline.json
@@ -1338,8 +1338,24 @@
             {
                 "code": "reportAny",
                 "range": {
-                    "startColumn": 16,
-                    "endColumn": 23,
+                    "startColumn": 12,
+                    "endColumn": 19,
+                    "lineCount": 1
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "code": "reportAny",
+                "range": {
+                    "startColumn": 26,
+                    "endColumn": 33,
+                    "lineCount": 1
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "code": "reportAny",
+                "range": {
+                    "startColumn": 35,
+                    "endColumn": 50,
                     "lineCount": 1
                 }
             },
@@ -4659,22 +4675,6 @@
                     "lineCount": 1
                 }
             },
-            {
-                "code": "reportUnknownMemberType",
-                "range": {
-                    "startColumn": 11,
-                    "endColumn": 38,
-                    "lineCount": 1
-                }
-            },
-            {
-                "code": "reportUnknownVariableType",
-                "range": {
-                    "startColumn": 11,
-                    "endColumn": 40,
-                    "lineCount": 1
-                }
-            },
             {
                 "code": "reportUnknownMemberType",
                 "range": {
diff --git a/contrib/weights-from-fortran.py b/contrib/weights-from-fortran.py
index 5410580..c918530 100644
--- a/contrib/weights-from-fortran.py
+++ b/contrib/weights-from-fortran.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import re
diff --git a/contrib/weights-from-txt.py b/contrib/weights-from-txt.py
index daf1297..e256af7 100755
--- a/contrib/weights-from-txt.py
+++ b/contrib/weights-from-txt.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 
 with open(sys.argv[1]) as inf:
-    lines = [ln.strip() for ln in inf.readlines() if ln.strip()]
+    lines = [ln.strip() for ln in inf if ln.strip()]
 
 rule_name = sys.argv[2]
 
diff --git a/modepy/modal_decay.py b/modepy/modal_decay.py
index 5e9785a..b278d13 100644
--- a/modepy/modal_decay.py
+++ b/modepy/modal_decay.py
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ def create_decay_baseline(
 
     modal_coefficients = np.asarray(mode_number_vector, dtype=np.float64)**(-n)
     modal_coefficients[zeros] = 1.0  # irrelevant, just keeps log from NaNing
-    modal_coefficients = modal_coefficients / la.norm(modal_coefficients)
-
-    return modal_coefficients
+    return modal_coefficients / la.norm(modal_coefficients)
 
 
 def get_decay_fit_matrix(
@@ -152,8 +150,7 @@ def skyline_pessimize(modal_values: ArrayF) -> ArrayF:
         cur_val = max(my_modes[-1], my_modes[-2])
 
         for imode in range(nmodes-1, -1, -1):
-            if my_modes[imode] > cur_val:
-                cur_val = my_modes[imode]
+            cur_val = max(cur_val, my_modes[imode])
 
             result[iel, imode] = cur_val
 
diff --git a/modepy/tools.py b/modepy/tools.py
index 15fae8b..b89e6f1 100644
--- a/modepy/tools.py
+++ b/modepy/tools.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
 import numpy as np
 import numpy.linalg as la
-from typing_extensions import override
+from typing_extensions import Self, override
 
 from pytools import memoize_method
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def plot_element_values(
             pt.plot(orig_nodes[0], orig_values, "x")
     elif dims == 2:
         import matplotlib.pyplot as pt
-        import matplotlib.tri as tri
+        from matplotlib import tri
 
         triangulation = tri.Triangulation(nodes[0], nodes[1], triangles=submesh)
         ax = pt.subplot(1, 1, 1, projection="3d")
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ class Reshapeable(Protocol):
     def shape(self) -> tuple[int, ...]: ...
 
     def reshape(
-            self: ReshapeableT, *newshape: tuple[int, ...], order: str
-            ) -> ReshapeableT:
+            self, *newshape: tuple[int, ...], order: str
+            ) -> Self:
         ...
 
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 367484f..709f8ce 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ extend-ignore = [
     "E402", # module level import not at the top of file
     "N818", # error suffix in exception names
     "RUF067", # no code in __init__ *shrug*
+    "TRY004",
 ]
 allowed-confusables = ["‐", "–"]
 
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ multiline-quotes = "double"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
 "modepy/quadrature/jaskowiec_sukumar_tet_data.py" = ["E202", "E203"]
+"modepy/test/test_*.py" = ["S102"]
+"doc/conf.py" = ["S102"]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 combine-as-imports = true