chore: update linting

noxfile.py

@@ -893,14 +893,12 @@ def testdist_pypi_venv(
     if version:
         install_str = f"{install_str}=={version}"
 
-    install_requirements(
+    session_install_pip(
         session=session,
-        name="testdist-pypi-venv",
-        set_kernel=False,
-        install_package=False,
+        requirement_paths=["environment/test-extras.txt"],
+        reqs=[install_str],
         force_reinstall=force_reinstall,
-        style="pip",
-        reqs=["-r", "environment/test-extras.txt", install_str],
+        install_package=False,
     )
 
     if log_session:

pyproject.toml

@@ -154,11 +154,13 @@ select = [
     # # flake8-2020
     "YTT",
     # # flake8-bugbear
-    # "B",
+    "B",
     # flake8-quotes
     "Q",
     # # pylint
     # "PLE", "PLR", "PLW",
+    "PLE",
+    "PLW",
     # # misc lints
     "PIE",
     # # tidy imports

src/module_utilities/docfiller.py

@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def assign_param(
         self,
         name: str,
         ptype: str = "",
-        desc: str | list[str] = [],
+        desc: str | list[str] | None = None,
         key: str | None = None,
     ):
         """
@@ -432,8 +432,10 @@ def assign_param(
 
         new = self.new_like()
 
-        # cleanup desc
-        if isinstance(desc, str):
+        if desc is None:
+            desc = []
+        elif isinstance(desc, str):
+            # cleanup desc
             desc = dedent(desc).strip().split("\n")
 
         key = name if key is None else key

tools/noxtools.py

@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ def session_install_pip(
     requirement_paths = requirement_paths or ()
     constraint_paths = constraint_paths or ()
     reqs = reqs or ()
-    paths = requirement_paths + constraint_paths
+    paths = tuple(requirement_paths) + tuple(constraint_paths)
 
     unchanged, hashes = env_unchanged(
         session,
@@ -448,12 +448,14 @@ def get_hashes(
 
         other_hashes = {}
         for k, v in other.items():
-            if not isinstance(v, str):
+            if isinstance(v, str):
+                s = v
+            else:
                 try:
-                    v = str(sorted(v))
+                    s = str(sorted(v))
                 except Exception:
-                    v = str(v)
-            other_hashes[k] = hashlib.md5(v.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
+                    s = str(v)
+            other_hashes[k] = hashlib.md5(s.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest()
 
         out["other"] = other_hashes