diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/access_control/access_policy.py b/galaxy_ng/app/access_control/access_policy.py
index 54f4810b30..4f759bc39d 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/access_control/access_policy.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/access_control/access_policy.py
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ def scope_queryset(self, view, qs):
             # if access_policy := self.get_access_policy(view):
             if access_policy.queryset_scoping:
                 scope = access_policy.queryset_scoping["function"]
-                if scope == "scope_queryset" or not (function := getattr(self, scope, None)):
+                if scope == "scope_queryset" or not (func := getattr(self, scope, None)):
                     return qs
                 kwargs = access_policy.queryset_scoping.get("parameters") or {}
-                qs = function(view, qs, **kwargs)
+                qs = func(view, qs, **kwargs)
         return qs
 
     # Define global conditions here
@@ -333,9 +333,8 @@ def has_ansible_repo_perms(self, request, view, action, permission):
 
             repo = obj.repository.cast()
 
-        if permission == "ansible.view_ansiblerepository":
-            if not repo.private:
-                return True
+        if permission == "ansible.view_ansiblerepository" and not repo.private:
+            return True
 
         return request.user.has_perm(permission, repo)
 
@@ -605,15 +604,15 @@ class AIDenyIndexAccessPolicy(AccessPolicyBase):
 
     def can_edit_ai_deny_index(self, request, view, permission):
         """This permission applies to Namespace or LegacyNamespace on ai_deny_index/."""
-        object = view.get_object()
+        obj = view.get_object()
         has_permission = False
-        if isinstance(object, models.Namespace):
+        if isinstance(obj, models.Namespace):
             has_permission = has_model_or_object_permissions(
                 request.user,
                 "galaxy.change_namespace",
-                object
+                obj
             )
-        elif isinstance(object, LegacyNamespace):
+        elif isinstance(obj, LegacyNamespace):
             has_permission = LegacyAccessPolicy().is_namespace_owner(
                 request, view, permission
             )
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/views/landing_page.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/views/landing_page.py
index d7dfe42470..6743a16d80 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/views/landing_page.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/views/landing_page.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                         "shape": {
                             "title": "Learn about namespaces",
                             "description": (
-                                "Organize collections content into " "namespaces users can access."
+                                "Organize collections content into namespaces users can access."
                             ),
                             "link": {
                                 "title": "Learn more",
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/views/search.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/views/search.py
index 3bbc4bc304..fa20eef0bb 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/views/search.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/views/search.py
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ def get_queryset(self):
 
     def get_search_results(self, filter_params, sort):
         """Validates filter_params, builds each queryset and then unionize and apply filters."""
-        type = filter_params.get("type", "").lower()
-        if type not in ("role", "collection", ""):
+        type_ = filter_params.get("type", "").lower()
+        if type_ not in ("role", "collection", ""):
             raise ValidationError("'type' must be ['collection', 'role']")
 
         search_type = filter_params.get("search_type", DEFAULT_SEARCH_TYPE)
@@ -171,7 +171,14 @@ def get_search_results(self, filter_params, sort):
 
         collections = self.get_collection_queryset(query=query)
         roles = self.get_role_queryset(query=query)
-        result_qs = self.filter_and_sort(collections, roles, filter_params, sort, type, query=query)
+        result_qs = self.filter_and_sort(
+            collections,
+            roles,
+            filter_params,
+            sort,
+            type_,
+            query=query
+        )
         return result_qs
 
     def get_filter_params(self, request):
@@ -268,7 +275,7 @@ def get_role_queryset(self, query=None):
         ).values(*QUERYSET_VALUES)
         return qs
 
-    def filter_and_sort(self, collections, roles, filter_params, sort, type="", query=None):
+    def filter_and_sort(self, collections, roles, filter_params, sort, type_="", query=None):
         """Apply filters individually on each queryset and then combine to sort."""
         facets = {}
         if deprecated := filter_params.get("deprecated"):
@@ -297,7 +304,7 @@ def filter_and_sort(self, collections, roles, filter_params, sort, type="", quer
         if query:
             collections = collections.filter(search=query)
             roles = roles.filter(search=query)
-        elif keywords := filter_params.get("keywords"):  # search_type=sql
+        elif keywords := filter_params.get("keywords"):
             query = (
                 Q(name__icontains=keywords)
                 | Q(namespace_name__icontains=keywords)
@@ -308,9 +315,9 @@ def filter_and_sort(self, collections, roles, filter_params, sort, type="", quer
             collections = collections.filter(query)
             roles = roles.filter(query)
 
-        if type.lower() == "role":
+        if type_.lower() == "role":
             qs = roles.order_by(*sort)
-        elif type.lower() == "collection":
+        elif type_.lower() == "collection":
             qs = collections.order_by(*sort)
         else:
             qs = collections.union(roles, all=True).order_by(*sort)
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/viewsets/my_synclist.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/viewsets/my_synclist.py
index 10d1a312c5..239f1c8092 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/viewsets/my_synclist.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v1/viewsets/my_synclist.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ def get_queryset(self):
         return get_objects_for_user(
             self.request.user,
             "galaxy.change_synclist",
-            # any_perm=True,
             qs=models.SyncList.objects.all(),
         )
 
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/permissions.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/permissions.py
index 3c26d5d64f..d505ebff96 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/permissions.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/permissions.py
@@ -92,17 +92,19 @@ def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
                 return False
 
         # we can't allow the last superuser to get demoted
-        if request.data.get('is_superuser') is False:
-            if User.objects.filter(is_superuser=True).count() == 1 and obj.is_superuser:
-                return False
+        if (
+            request.data.get('is_superuser') is False
+            and User.objects.filter(is_superuser=True).count() == 1
+            and obj.is_superuser
+        ):
+            return False
 
         # superuser can set the value to True or False
         if request.user.is_superuser:
             return True
 
         # user can set themself only to False
-        if request.user == obj:
-            if request.data.get('is_superuser') is False:
-                return True
+        if request.user == obj and request.data.get('is_superuser') is False:
+            return True
 
         return False
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/serializers.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/serializers.py
index 5045f2820f..3d51e8ee60 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/serializers.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/serializers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.contrib.auth import password_validation
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/views.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/views.py
index 511952257f..37cee25524 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/views.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/ui/v2/views.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ class UserViewSet(BaseViewSet):
     queryset = User.objects.all().order_by('id')
     filterset_class = UserViewFilter
     permission_classes = [ComplexUserPermissions]
-    # permission_classes = [IsSuperUserOrReadOnly]
 
     def get_serializer_class(self):
         # FIXME - a single serializer for this viewset
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/utils.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/utils.py
index 5dd5ede40a..84af11f4ea 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/utils.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 LOCALHOST = "localhost"
 FILENAME_REGEXP = re.compile(
-    r"^(?P<namespace>\w+)-(?P<name>\w+)-" r"(?P<version>[0-9a-zA-Z.+-]+)\.tar\.gz$"
+    r"^(?P<namespace>\w+)-(?P<name>\w+)-(?P<version>[0-9a-zA-Z.+-]+)\.tar\.gz$"
 )
 VERSION_REGEXP = re.compile(r"""
 ^
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/filtersets.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/filtersets.py
index c85582da1e..73e77475ec 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/filtersets.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/filtersets.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class LegacyNamespaceFilter(filterset.FilterSet):
     sort = filters.OrderingFilter(
         fields=(
             ('created', 'created'),
-            ('name', 'name')
+            ('name', 'name'),
         )
     )
 
@@ -63,14 +63,12 @@ class LegacyUserFilter(filterset.FilterSet):
 
     sort = filters.OrderingFilter(
         fields=(
-            # ('created', 'created'),
-            ('username', 'username')
+            ('username', 'username'),
         )
     )
 
     class Meta:
         model = User
-        # fields = ['created', 'username']
         fields = ['username']
 
     def username_filter(self, queryset, name, value):
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/serializers.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/serializers.py
index 6975edb288..f6965ce3bb 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/serializers.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/serializers.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ class LegacyUserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     summary_fields = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     date_joined = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     created = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
-    # active = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     full_name = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     url = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     username = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
@@ -158,7 +157,6 @@ def get_created(self, obj):
         return self.get_date_joined(obj)
 
     def get_date_joined(self, obj):
-        # return obj.created
         if hasattr(obj, '_created'):
             return obj._created
         if hasattr(obj, 'date_joined'):
@@ -557,7 +555,7 @@ class LegacySyncSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     class Meta:
         model = None
         fields = [
-            'baseurl'
+            'baseurl',
             'github_user',
             'role_name',
             'role_version',
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/tasks.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/tasks.py
index c5bbd6233b..262e17a55e 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/tasks.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/tasks.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 )
 
 
-# logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger = logging.getLogger("galaxy_ng.app.api.v1.tasks.legacy_role_import")
 
 
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ def do_git_checkout(clone_url, checkout_path, github_reference):
             )
             if pid.returncode != 0:
                 error = pid.stdout.decode('utf-8')
-                logger.error('{cmd} failed: {error}')
+                logger.error(f'{cmd} failed: {error}')
                 raise Exception(f'{cmd} failed')
 
         last_commit = [x for x in gitrepo.iter_commits()][0]
@@ -500,7 +499,6 @@ def legacy_role_import(
             'imported': datetime.datetime.now().isoformat(),
             'clone_url': clone_url,
             'tags': galaxy_info.get("galaxy_tags", []),
-            'commit': github_commit,
             'github_user': real_github_user,
             'github_repo': real_github_repo,
             'github_branch': github_reference,
@@ -627,7 +625,6 @@ def legacy_sync_from_upstream(
         rkey = (github_user, role_name)
         remote_id = rdata['id']
         role_versions = rversions[:]
-        # github_user = rdata['github_user']
         github_repo = rdata['github_repo']
         github_branch = rdata['github_branch']
         clone_url = f'https://github.com/{github_user}/{github_repo}'
@@ -637,7 +634,6 @@ def legacy_sync_from_upstream(
         commit_msg = rdata.get('commit_message')
         commit_url = rdata.get('commit_url')
         issue_tracker = rdata.get('issue_tracker_url', clone_url + '/issues')
-        # role_versions = sfields.get('versions', [])
         role_description = rdata.get('description')
         role_license = rdata.get('license')
         role_readme = rdata.get('readme')
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/namespaces.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/namespaces.py
index 0f40997bc0..255c3000ea 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/namespaces.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/namespaces.py
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ class LegacyNamespaceOwnersViewSet(viewsets.GenericViewSet, mixins.ListModelMixi
     authentication_classes = GALAXY_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        # return get_object_or_404(LegacyNamespace, pk=self.kwargs["pk"]).owners.all()
         ns = get_object_or_404(LegacyNamespace, pk=self.kwargs["pk"])
         if ns.namespace:
             return get_v3_namespace_owners(ns.namespace)
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/roles.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/roles.py
index 65d66d9aa4..efe2e5cb0b 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/roles.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/roles.py
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ def list(self, request):
                         counter.save()
                     except DatabaseInternalError as e:
                         # Fail gracefully if the database is in read-only mode.
-                        if "read-only" in str(e):
-                            pass
-                        else:
+                        if "read-only" not in str(e):
                             raise e
 
         return super().list(request)
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/tasks.py b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/tasks.py
index 762d3dbcd1..8057367ba4 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/tasks.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/api/v1/viewsets/tasks.py
@@ -73,18 +73,20 @@ def get_task(self, request, id=None):
         }
 
         # generate a message for the response
+        # FIXME(cutwater): Begin of the code that does nothing
         msg = ''
         if state == 'SUCCESS':
             msg = 'role imported successfully'
         elif state == 'RUNNING':
             msg = 'running'
-        if this_task.error:
-            if this_task.error.get('traceback'):
-                msg = (
-                    this_task.error['description']
-                    + '\n'
-                    + this_task.error['traceback']
-                )
+
+        if this_task.error and this_task.error.get('traceback'):
+            msg = (
+                this_task.error['description']
+                + '\n'
+                + this_task.error['traceback']
+            )
+        # FIXME(cutwater): End of the code that does nothing
 
         task_messages = []
 
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/common/openapi.py b/galaxy_ng/app/common/openapi.py
index d55fff5fb2..623e0090d4 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/common/openapi.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/common/openapi.py
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ def preprocess_debug_logger(endpoints, **kwargs):
                   path, path_regex, method, callback)
 
     return endpoints
-    # return [
-    #     (path, path_regex, method, callback) for path, path_regex, method, callback in endpoints
-    #     if log.debug('path=%s, path_regex=%s, method=%s, callback=%s',
-    #                  path, path_regex, method, callback)
-    # ]
 
 
 def preprocess_exclude_endpoints(endpoints, **kwargs):
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/dynaconf_hooks.py b/galaxy_ng/app/dynaconf_hooks.py
index efe5897d54..0837f3dd4f 100755
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/dynaconf_hooks.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/dynaconf_hooks.py
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ def configure_keycloak(settings: Dynaconf) -> Dict[str, Any]:
             "SOCIAL_AUTH_LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL", default="/ui/"
         )
         data["SOCIAL_AUTH_JSONFIELD_ENABLED"] = True
-        # data["SOCIAL_AUTH_JSONFIELD_CUSTOM"] = "django.db.models.JSONField"
         data["SOCIAL_AUTH_URL_NAMESPACE"] = "social"
         data["SOCIAL_AUTH_KEYCLOAK_EXTRA_DATA"] = [
             ("refresh_token", "refresh_token"),
@@ -209,11 +208,6 @@ def configure_socialauth(settings: Dynaconf) -> Dict[str, Any]:
 
     data = {}
 
-    # SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_BASE_URL = \
-    #   settings.get('SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_BASE_URL', default='https://github.com')
-    # SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_API_URL = \
-    #   settings.get('SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_BASE_URL', default='https://api.github.com')
-
     SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_KEY = settings.get("SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_KEY", default=None)
     SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET = settings.get("SOCIAL_AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET", default=None)
 
diff --git a/galaxy_ng/app/tasks/namespaces.py b/galaxy_ng/app/tasks/namespaces.py
index 24b0a116a5..00c6fb92df 100644
--- a/galaxy_ng/app/tasks/namespaces.py
+++ b/galaxy_ng/app/tasks/namespaces.py
@@ -46,9 +46,14 @@ def _download_avatar(url, namespace_name):
     try:
         downloader = HttpDownloader(url, session=session)
         img = downloader.fetch()
-    except:  # noqa
+    except Exception:  # noqa
+        # FIXME(cutwater): Handling base exception class is a bad practice, as well as ignoring it.
         return
     finally:
+        # FIXME(cutwater): The `asyncio.get_event_loop()` must not be used in the code.
+        #   It is deprecated and it's original behavior may change in future.
+        #   Users must not rely on the original behavior.
+        #   https://docs.python.org/3/library/asyncio-eventloop.html#asyncio.get_event_loop
         asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(session.close())
 
     # Limit size of the avatar to avoid memory issues when validating it