diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/actions.py b/django/contrib/admin/actions.py
index 1bad81376a..34e809bebc 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/actions.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/actions.py
@@ -59,19 +59,19 @@ def delete_selected(modeladmin, request, queryset):
     else:
         title = _("Are you sure?")
 
-    context = dict(
-        modeladmin.admin_site.each_context(request),
-        title=title,
-        objects_name=str(objects_name),
-        deletable_objects=[deletable_objects],
-        model_count=dict(model_count).items(),
-        queryset=queryset,
-        perms_lacking=perms_needed,
-        protected=protected,
-        opts=opts,
-        action_checkbox_name=helpers.ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME,
-        media=modeladmin.media,
-    )
+    context = {
+        **modeladmin.admin_site.each_context(request),
+        'title': title,
+        'objects_name': str(objects_name),
+        'deletable_objects': [deletable_objects],
+        'model_count': dict(model_count).items(),
+        'queryset': queryset,
+        'perms_lacking': perms_needed,
+        'protected': protected,
+        'opts': opts,
+        'action_checkbox_name': helpers.ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME,
+        'media': modeladmin.media,
+    }
 
     request.current_app = modeladmin.admin_site.name
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/checks.py b/django/contrib/admin/checks.py
index c8e05bde7c..c53224499a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/checks.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/checks.py
@@ -65,21 +65,21 @@ def check_dependencies(**kwargs):
 class BaseModelAdminChecks:
 
     def check(self, admin_obj, **kwargs):
-        errors = []
-        errors.extend(self._check_autocomplete_fields(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_raw_id_fields(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_fields(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_fieldsets(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_exclude(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_form(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_filter_vertical(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_filter_horizontal(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_radio_fields(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_prepopulated_fields(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_view_on_site_url(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_ordering(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_readonly_fields(admin_obj))
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *self._check_autocomplete_fields(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_raw_id_fields(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_fields(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_fieldsets(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_exclude(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_form(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_filter_vertical(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_filter_horizontal(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_radio_fields(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_prepopulated_fields(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_view_on_site_url(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_ordering(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_readonly_fields(admin_obj),
+        ]
 
     def _check_autocomplete_fields(self, obj):
         """
@@ -554,20 +554,21 @@ class BaseModelAdminChecks:
 class ModelAdminChecks(BaseModelAdminChecks):
 
     def check(self, admin_obj, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(admin_obj)
-        errors.extend(self._check_save_as(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_save_on_top(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_inlines(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_list_display(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_list_display_links(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_list_filter(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_list_select_related(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_list_per_page(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_list_max_show_all(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_list_editable(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_search_fields(admin_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_date_hierarchy(admin_obj))
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_save_as(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_save_on_top(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_inlines(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_list_display(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_list_display_links(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_list_filter(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_list_select_related(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_list_per_page(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_list_max_show_all(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_list_editable(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_search_fields(admin_obj),
+            *self._check_date_hierarchy(admin_obj),
+        ]
 
     def _check_save_as(self, obj):
         """ Check save_as is a boolean. """
@@ -883,15 +884,16 @@ class ModelAdminChecks(BaseModelAdminChecks):
 class InlineModelAdminChecks(BaseModelAdminChecks):
 
     def check(self, inline_obj, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(inline_obj)
         parent_model = inline_obj.parent_model
-        errors.extend(self._check_relation(inline_obj, parent_model))
-        errors.extend(self._check_exclude_of_parent_model(inline_obj, parent_model))
-        errors.extend(self._check_extra(inline_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_max_num(inline_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_min_num(inline_obj))
-        errors.extend(self._check_formset(inline_obj))
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(inline_obj),
+            *self._check_relation(inline_obj, parent_model),
+            *self._check_exclude_of_parent_model(inline_obj, parent_model),
+            *self._check_extra(inline_obj),
+            *self._check_max_num(inline_obj),
+            *self._check_min_num(inline_obj),
+            *self._check_formset(inline_obj),
+        ]
 
     def _check_exclude_of_parent_model(self, obj, parent_model):
         # Do not perform more specific checks if the base checks result in an
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/forms.py b/django/contrib/admin/forms.py
index 6a641c9611..e973c61972 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/forms.py
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ class AdminAuthenticationForm(AuthenticationForm):
     """
     A custom authentication form used in the admin app.
     """
-    error_messages = dict(AuthenticationForm.error_messages)
-    error_messages.update({
+    error_messages = {
+        **AuthenticationForm.error_messages,
         'invalid_login': _(
             "Please enter the correct %(username)s and password for a staff "
             "account. Note that both fields may be case-sensitive."
         ),
-    })
+    }
     required_css_class = 'required'
 
     def confirm_login_allowed(self, user):
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/options.py b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
index 51cff980ef..091e6935a8 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/options.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/options.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class BaseModelAdmin(metaclass=forms.MediaDefiningClass):
             # formfield_overrides because **kwargs is more specific, and should
             # always win.
             if db_field.__class__ in self.formfield_overrides:
-                kwargs = dict(self.formfield_overrides[db_field.__class__], **kwargs)
+                kwargs = {**self.formfield_overrides[db_field.__class__], **kwargs}
 
             # Get the correct formfield.
             if isinstance(db_field, models.ForeignKey):
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class BaseModelAdmin(metaclass=forms.MediaDefiningClass):
         # passed to formfield_for_dbfield override the defaults.
         for klass in db_field.__class__.mro():
             if klass in self.formfield_overrides:
-                kwargs = dict(copy.deepcopy(self.formfield_overrides[klass]), **kwargs)
+                kwargs = {**copy.deepcopy(self.formfield_overrides[klass]), **kwargs}
                 return db_field.formfield(**kwargs)
 
         # For any other type of field, just call its formfield() method.
@@ -653,12 +653,12 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         form = type(self.form.__name__, (self.form,), new_attrs)
 
         defaults = {
-            "form": form,
-            "fields": fields,
-            "exclude": exclude,
-            "formfield_callback": partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
+            'form': form,
+            'fields': fields,
+            'exclude': exclude,
+            'formfield_callback': partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
+            **kwargs,
         }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
 
         if defaults['fields'] is None and not modelform_defines_fields(defaults['form']):
             defaults['fields'] = forms.ALL_FIELDS
@@ -724,9 +724,9 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         Return a Form class for use in the Formset on the changelist page.
         """
         defaults = {
-            "formfield_callback": partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
+            'formfield_callback': partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
+            **kwargs,
         }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
         if defaults.get('fields') is None and not modelform_defines_fields(defaults.get('form')):
             defaults['fields'] = forms.ALL_FIELDS
 
@@ -738,9 +738,9 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         is used.
         """
         defaults = {
-            "formfield_callback": partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
+            'formfield_callback': partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
+            **kwargs,
         }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
         return modelformset_factory(
             self.model, self.get_changelist_form(request), extra=0,
             fields=self.list_editable, **defaults
@@ -1540,20 +1540,19 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         for inline_formset in inline_formsets:
             media = media + inline_formset.media
 
-        context = dict(
-            self.admin_site.each_context(request),
-            title=(_('Add %s') if add else _('Change %s')) % opts.verbose_name,
-            adminform=adminForm,
-            object_id=object_id,
-            original=obj,
-            is_popup=(IS_POPUP_VAR in request.POST or
-                      IS_POPUP_VAR in request.GET),
-            to_field=to_field,
-            media=media,
-            inline_admin_formsets=inline_formsets,
-            errors=helpers.AdminErrorList(form, formsets),
-            preserved_filters=self.get_preserved_filters(request),
-        )
+        context = {
+            **self.admin_site.each_context(request),
+            'title': (_('Add %s') if add else _('Change %s')) % opts.verbose_name,
+            'adminform': adminForm,
+            'object_id': object_id,
+            'original': obj,
+            'is_popup': IS_POPUP_VAR in request.POST or IS_POPUP_VAR in request.GET,
+            'to_field': to_field,
+            'media': media,
+            'inline_admin_formsets': inline_formsets,
+            'errors': helpers.AdminErrorList(form, formsets),
+            'preserved_filters': self.get_preserved_filters(request),
+        }
 
         # Hide the "Save" and "Save and continue" buttons if "Save as New" was
         # previously chosen to prevent the interface from getting confusing.
@@ -1700,25 +1699,25 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             cl.result_count
         )
 
-        context = dict(
-            self.admin_site.each_context(request),
-            module_name=str(opts.verbose_name_plural),
-            selection_note=_('0 of %(cnt)s selected') % {'cnt': len(cl.result_list)},
-            selection_note_all=selection_note_all % {'total_count': cl.result_count},
-            title=cl.title,
-            is_popup=cl.is_popup,
-            to_field=cl.to_field,
-            cl=cl,
-            media=media,
-            has_add_permission=self.has_add_permission(request),
-            opts=cl.opts,
-            action_form=action_form,
-            actions_on_top=self.actions_on_top,
-            actions_on_bottom=self.actions_on_bottom,
-            actions_selection_counter=self.actions_selection_counter,
-            preserved_filters=self.get_preserved_filters(request),
-        )
-        context.update(extra_context or {})
+        context = {
+            **self.admin_site.each_context(request),
+            'module_name': str(opts.verbose_name_plural),
+            'selection_note': _('0 of %(cnt)s selected') % {'cnt': len(cl.result_list)},
+            'selection_note_all': selection_note_all % {'total_count': cl.result_count},
+            'title': cl.title,
+            'is_popup': cl.is_popup,
+            'to_field': cl.to_field,
+            'cl': cl,
+            'media': media,
+            'has_add_permission': self.has_add_permission(request),
+            'opts': cl.opts,
+            'action_form': action_form,
+            'actions_on_top': self.actions_on_top,
+            'actions_on_bottom': self.actions_on_bottom,
+            'actions_selection_counter': self.actions_selection_counter,
+            'preserved_filters': self.get_preserved_filters(request),
+            **(extra_context or {}),
+        }
 
         request.current_app = self.admin_site.name
 
@@ -1775,23 +1774,22 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         else:
             title = _("Are you sure?")
 
-        context = dict(
-            self.admin_site.each_context(request),
-            title=title,
-            object_name=object_name,
-            object=obj,
-            deleted_objects=deleted_objects,
-            model_count=dict(model_count).items(),
-            perms_lacking=perms_needed,
-            protected=protected,
-            opts=opts,
-            app_label=app_label,
-            preserved_filters=self.get_preserved_filters(request),
-            is_popup=(IS_POPUP_VAR in request.POST or
-                      IS_POPUP_VAR in request.GET),
-            to_field=to_field,
-        )
-        context.update(extra_context or {})
+        context = {
+            **self.admin_site.each_context(request),
+            'title': title,
+            'object_name': object_name,
+            'object': obj,
+            'deleted_objects': deleted_objects,
+            'model_count': dict(model_count).items(),
+            'perms_lacking': perms_needed,
+            'protected': protected,
+            'opts': opts,
+            'app_label': app_label,
+            'preserved_filters': self.get_preserved_filters(request),
+            'is_popup': IS_POPUP_VAR in request.POST or IS_POPUP_VAR in request.GET,
+            'to_field': to_field,
+            **(extra_context or {}),
+        }
 
         return self.render_delete_form(request, context)
 
@@ -1815,16 +1813,16 @@ class ModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
             content_type=get_content_type_for_model(model)
         ).select_related().order_by('action_time')
 
-        context = dict(
-            self.admin_site.each_context(request),
-            title=_('Change history: %s') % obj,
-            action_list=action_list,
-            module_name=str(capfirst(opts.verbose_name_plural)),
-            object=obj,
-            opts=opts,
-            preserved_filters=self.get_preserved_filters(request),
-        )
-        context.update(extra_context or {})
+        context = {
+            **self.admin_site.each_context(request),
+            'title': _('Change history: %s') % obj,
+            'action_list': action_list,
+            'module_name': str(capfirst(opts.verbose_name_plural)),
+            'object': obj,
+            'opts': opts,
+            'preserved_filters': self.get_preserved_filters(request),
+            **(extra_context or {}),
+        }
 
         request.current_app = self.admin_site.name
 
@@ -1937,19 +1935,19 @@ class InlineModelAdmin(BaseModelAdmin):
         exclude = exclude or None
         can_delete = self.can_delete and self.has_delete_permission(request, obj)
         defaults = {
-            "form": self.form,
-            "formset": self.formset,
-            "fk_name": self.fk_name,
-            "fields": fields,
-            "exclude": exclude,
-            "formfield_callback": partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
-            "extra": self.get_extra(request, obj, **kwargs),
-            "min_num": self.get_min_num(request, obj, **kwargs),
-            "max_num": self.get_max_num(request, obj, **kwargs),
-            "can_delete": can_delete,
+            'form': self.form,
+            'formset': self.formset,
+            'fk_name': self.fk_name,
+            'fields': fields,
+            'exclude': exclude,
+            'formfield_callback': partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
+            'extra': self.get_extra(request, obj, **kwargs),
+            'min_num': self.get_min_num(request, obj, **kwargs),
+            'max_num': self.get_max_num(request, obj, **kwargs),
+            'can_delete': can_delete,
+            **kwargs,
         }
 
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
         base_model_form = defaults['form']
 
         class DeleteProtectedModelForm(base_model_form):
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/sites.py b/django/contrib/admin/sites.py
index 2e37ade62e..1548d55ebb 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/sites.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/sites.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class AdminSite:
         defaults = {
             'form_class': AdminPasswordChangeForm,
             'success_url': url,
-            'extra_context': dict(self.each_context(request), **(extra_context or {})),
+            'extra_context': {**self.each_context(request), **(extra_context or {})},
         }
         if self.password_change_template is not None:
             defaults['template_name'] = self.password_change_template
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class AdminSite:
         """
         from django.contrib.auth.views import PasswordChangeDoneView
         defaults = {
-            'extra_context': dict(self.each_context(request), **(extra_context or {})),
+            'extra_context': {**self.each_context(request), **(extra_context or {})},
         }
         if self.password_change_done_template is not None:
             defaults['template_name'] = self.password_change_done_template
@@ -350,13 +350,13 @@ class AdminSite:
         """
         from django.contrib.auth.views import LogoutView
         defaults = {
-            'extra_context': dict(
-                self.each_context(request),
+            'extra_context': {
+                **self.each_context(request),
                 # Since the user isn't logged out at this point, the value of
                 # has_permission must be overridden.
-                has_permission=False,
+                'has_permission': False,
                 **(extra_context or {})
-            ),
+            },
         }
         if self.logout_template is not None:
             defaults['template_name'] = self.logout_template
@@ -378,12 +378,12 @@ class AdminSite:
         # it cannot import models from other applications at the module level,
         # and django.contrib.admin.forms eventually imports User.
         from django.contrib.admin.forms import AdminAuthenticationForm
-        context = dict(
-            self.each_context(request),
-            title=_('Log in'),
-            app_path=request.get_full_path(),
-            username=request.user.get_username(),
-        )
+        context = {
+            **self.each_context(request),
+            'title': _('Log in'),
+            'app_path': request.get_full_path(),
+            'username': request.user.get_username(),
+        }
         if (REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME not in request.GET and
                 REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME not in request.POST):
             context[REDIRECT_FIELD_NAME] = reverse('admin:index', current_app=self.name)
@@ -486,12 +486,12 @@ class AdminSite:
         """
         app_list = self.get_app_list(request)
 
-        context = dict(
-            self.each_context(request),
-            title=self.index_title,
-            app_list=app_list,
-        )
-        context.update(extra_context or {})
+        context = {
+            **self.each_context(request),
+            'title': self.index_title,
+            'app_list': app_list,
+            **(extra_context or {}),
+        }
 
         request.current_app = self.name
 
@@ -504,13 +504,13 @@ class AdminSite:
         # Sort the models alphabetically within each app.
         app_dict['models'].sort(key=lambda x: x['name'])
         app_name = apps.get_app_config(app_label).verbose_name
-        context = dict(
-            self.each_context(request),
-            title=_('%(app)s administration') % {'app': app_name},
-            app_list=[app_dict],
-            app_label=app_label,
-        )
-        context.update(extra_context or {})
+        context = {
+            **self.each_context(request),
+            'title': _('%(app)s administration') % {'app': app_name},
+            'app_list': [app_dict],
+            'app_label': app_label,
+            **(extra_context or {}),
+        }
 
         request.current_app = self.name
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py b/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py
index 75b117f34e..367a794d59 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/admin_list.py
@@ -64,15 +64,17 @@ def pagination(cl):
             # ON_EACH_SIDE links at either end of the "current page" link.
             page_range = []
             if page_num > (ON_EACH_SIDE + ON_ENDS):
-                page_range.extend(range(0, ON_ENDS))
-                page_range.append(DOT)
-                page_range.extend(range(page_num - ON_EACH_SIDE, page_num + 1))
+                page_range += [
+                    *range(0, ON_ENDS), DOT,
+                    *range(page_num - ON_EACH_SIDE, page_num + 1),
+                ]
             else:
                 page_range.extend(range(0, page_num + 1))
             if page_num < (paginator.num_pages - ON_EACH_SIDE - ON_ENDS - 1):
-                page_range.extend(range(page_num + 1, page_num + ON_EACH_SIDE + 1))
-                page_range.append(DOT)
-                page_range.extend(range(paginator.num_pages - ON_ENDS, paginator.num_pages))
+                page_range += [
+                    *range(page_num + 1, page_num + ON_EACH_SIDE + 1), DOT,
+                    *range(paginator.num_pages - ON_ENDS, paginator.num_pages)
+                ]
             else:
                 page_range.extend(range(page_num + 1, paginator.num_pages))
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
index c8ead0e0ae..2e55ef65b2 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/widgets.py
@@ -62,10 +62,8 @@ class AdminDateWidget(forms.DateInput):
         return forms.Media(js=["admin/js/%s" % path for path in js])
 
     def __init__(self, attrs=None, format=None):
-        final_attrs = {'class': 'vDateField', 'size': '10'}
-        if attrs is not None:
-            final_attrs.update(attrs)
-        super().__init__(attrs=final_attrs, format=format)
+        attrs = {'class': 'vDateField', 'size': '10', **(attrs or {})}
+        super().__init__(attrs=attrs, format=format)
 
 
 class AdminTimeWidget(forms.TimeInput):
@@ -81,10 +79,8 @@ class AdminTimeWidget(forms.TimeInput):
         return forms.Media(js=["admin/js/%s" % path for path in js])
 
     def __init__(self, attrs=None, format=None):
-        final_attrs = {'class': 'vTimeField', 'size': '8'}
-        if attrs is not None:
-            final_attrs.update(attrs)
-        super().__init__(attrs=final_attrs, format=format)
+        attrs = {'class': 'vTimeField', 'size': '8', **(attrs or {})}
+        super().__init__(attrs=attrs, format=format)
 
 
 class AdminSplitDateTime(forms.SplitDateTimeWidget):
@@ -328,36 +324,24 @@ class RelatedFieldWidgetWrapper(forms.Widget):
 
 class AdminTextareaWidget(forms.Textarea):
     def __init__(self, attrs=None):
-        final_attrs = {'class': 'vLargeTextField'}
-        if attrs is not None:
-            final_attrs.update(attrs)
-        super().__init__(attrs=final_attrs)
+        super().__init__(attrs={'class': 'vLargeTextField', **(attrs or {})})
 
 
 class AdminTextInputWidget(forms.TextInput):
     def __init__(self, attrs=None):
-        final_attrs = {'class': 'vTextField'}
-        if attrs is not None:
-            final_attrs.update(attrs)
-        super().__init__(attrs=final_attrs)
+        super().__init__(attrs={'class': 'vTextField', **(attrs or {})})
 
 
 class AdminEmailInputWidget(forms.EmailInput):
     def __init__(self, attrs=None):
-        final_attrs = {'class': 'vTextField'}
-        if attrs is not None:
-            final_attrs.update(attrs)
-        super().__init__(attrs=final_attrs)
+        super().__init__(attrs={'class': 'vTextField', **(attrs or {})})
 
 
 class AdminURLFieldWidget(forms.URLInput):
     template_name = 'admin/widgets/url.html'
 
     def __init__(self, attrs=None):
-        final_attrs = {'class': 'vURLField'}
-        if attrs is not None:
-            final_attrs.update(attrs)
-        super().__init__(attrs=final_attrs)
+        super().__init__(attrs={'class': 'vURLField', **(attrs or {})})
 
     def get_context(self, name, value, attrs):
         context = super().get_context(name, value, attrs)
@@ -371,10 +355,7 @@ class AdminIntegerFieldWidget(forms.NumberInput):
     class_name = 'vIntegerField'
 
     def __init__(self, attrs=None):
-        final_attrs = {'class': self.class_name}
-        if attrs is not None:
-            final_attrs.update(attrs)
-        super().__init__(attrs=final_attrs)
+        super().__init__(attrs={'class': self.class_name, **(attrs or {})})
 
 
 class AdminBigIntegerFieldWidget(AdminIntegerFieldWidget):
diff --git a/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py b/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
index e45898c025..438da150fc 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ class BaseAdminDocsView(TemplateView):
         return super().dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
-        kwargs.update({'root_path': reverse('admin:index')})
-        kwargs.update(admin.site.each_context(self.request))
-        return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        return super().get_context_data(**{
+            **kwargs,
+            'root_path': reverse('admin:index'),
+            **admin.site.each_context(self.request),
+        })
 
 
 class BookmarkletsView(BaseAdminDocsView):
@@ -87,8 +89,7 @@ class TemplateTagIndexView(BaseAdminDocsView):
                         'meta': metadata,
                         'library': tag_library,
                     })
-        kwargs.update({'tags': tags})
-        return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        return super().get_context_data(**{**kwargs, 'tags': tags})
 
 
 class TemplateFilterIndexView(BaseAdminDocsView):
@@ -121,8 +122,7 @@ class TemplateFilterIndexView(BaseAdminDocsView):
                         'meta': metadata,
                         'library': tag_library,
                     })
-        kwargs.update({'filters': filters})
-        return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        return super().get_context_data(**{**kwargs, 'filters': filters})
 
 
 class ViewIndexView(BaseAdminDocsView):
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ class ViewIndexView(BaseAdminDocsView):
                 'namespace': ':'.join((namespace or [])),
                 'name': name,
             })
-        kwargs.update({'views': views})
-        return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        return super().get_context_data(**{**kwargs, 'views': views})
 
 
 class ViewDetailView(BaseAdminDocsView):
@@ -181,13 +180,13 @@ class ViewDetailView(BaseAdminDocsView):
             body = utils.parse_rst(body, 'view', _('view:') + view)
         for key in metadata:
             metadata[key] = utils.parse_rst(metadata[key], 'model', _('view:') + view)
-        kwargs.update({
+        return super().get_context_data(**{
+            **kwargs,
             'name': view,
             'summary': title,
             'body': body,
             'meta': metadata,
         })
-        return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
 
 
 class ModelIndexView(BaseAdminDocsView):
@@ -195,8 +194,7 @@ class ModelIndexView(BaseAdminDocsView):
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         m_list = [m._meta for m in apps.get_models()]
-        kwargs.update({'models': m_list})
-        return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        return super().get_context_data(**{**kwargs, 'models': m_list})
 
 
 class ModelDetailView(BaseAdminDocsView):
@@ -319,14 +317,14 @@ class ModelDetailView(BaseAdminDocsView):
                 'data_type': 'Integer',
                 'verbose': utils.parse_rst(_("number of %s") % verbose, 'model', _('model:') + opts.model_name),
             })
-        kwargs.update({
+        return super().get_context_data(**{
+            **kwargs,
             'name': '%s.%s' % (opts.app_label, opts.object_name),
             'summary': title,
             'description': body,
             'fields': fields,
             'methods': methods,
         })
-        return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
 
 
 class TemplateDetailView(BaseAdminDocsView):
@@ -355,11 +353,11 @@ class TemplateDetailView(BaseAdminDocsView):
                     'contents': template_contents,
                     'order': index,
                 })
-        kwargs.update({
+        return super().get_context_data(**{
+            **kwargs,
             'name': template,
             'templates': templates,
         })
-        return super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
 
 
 ####################
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/admin.py b/django/contrib/auth/admin.py
index 41df65a72e..3bfbef7c68 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/admin.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/admin.py
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ class UserAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
             'original': user,
             'save_as': False,
             'show_save': True,
+            **self.admin_site.each_context(request),
         }
-        context.update(self.admin_site.each_context(request))
 
         request.current_app = self.admin_site.name
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/backends.py b/django/contrib/auth/backends.py
index be02ac3542..092ad29b78 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/backends.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/backends.py
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ class ModelBackend:
         if not user_obj.is_active or user_obj.is_anonymous or obj is not None:
             return set()
         if not hasattr(user_obj, '_perm_cache'):
-            user_obj._perm_cache = set()
-            user_obj._perm_cache.update(self.get_user_permissions(user_obj))
-            user_obj._perm_cache.update(self.get_group_permissions(user_obj))
+            user_obj._perm_cache = {
+                *self.get_user_permissions(user_obj),
+                *self.get_group_permissions(user_obj),
+            }
         return user_obj._perm_cache
 
     def has_perm(self, user_obj, perm, obj=None):
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
index 18fca67439..e857f95cb2 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/forms.py
@@ -299,9 +299,8 @@ class PasswordResetForm(forms.Form):
                 'user': user,
                 'token': token_generator.make_token(user),
                 'protocol': 'https' if use_https else 'http',
+                **(extra_email_context or {}),
             }
-            if extra_email_context is not None:
-                context.update(extra_email_context)
             self.send_mail(
                 subject_template_name, email_template_name, context, from_email,
                 email, html_email_template_name=html_email_template_name,
@@ -357,9 +356,10 @@ class PasswordChangeForm(SetPasswordForm):
     A form that lets a user change their password by entering their old
     password.
     """
-    error_messages = dict(SetPasswordForm.error_messages, **{
+    error_messages = {
+        **SetPasswordForm.error_messages,
         'password_incorrect': _("Your old password was entered incorrectly. Please enter it again."),
-    })
+    }
     old_password = forms.CharField(
         label=_("Old password"),
         strip=False,
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/views.py b/django/contrib/auth/views.py
index 358d386d1c..6bd19edca4 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/views.py
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ class SuccessURLAllowedHostsMixin:
     success_url_allowed_hosts = set()
 
     def get_success_url_allowed_hosts(self):
-        allowed_hosts = {self.request.get_host()}
-        allowed_hosts.update(self.success_url_allowed_hosts)
-        return allowed_hosts
+        return {self.request.get_host(), *self.success_url_allowed_hosts}
 
 
 class LoginView(SuccessURLAllowedHostsMixin, FormView):
@@ -98,9 +96,8 @@ class LoginView(SuccessURLAllowedHostsMixin, FormView):
             self.redirect_field_name: self.get_redirect_url(),
             'site': current_site,
             'site_name': current_site.name,
+            **(self.extra_context or {})
         })
-        if self.extra_context is not None:
-            context.update(self.extra_context)
         return context
 
 
@@ -158,9 +155,8 @@ class LogoutView(SuccessURLAllowedHostsMixin, TemplateView):
             'site': current_site,
             'site_name': current_site.name,
             'title': _('Logged out'),
+            **(self.extra_context or {})
         })
-        if self.extra_context is not None:
-            context.update(self.extra_context)
         return context
 
 
@@ -201,9 +197,10 @@ class PasswordContextMixin:
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
-        context['title'] = self.title
-        if self.extra_context is not None:
-            context.update(self.extra_context)
+        context.update({
+            'title': self.title,
+            **(self.extra_context or {})
+        })
         return context
 
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/contenttypes/admin.py b/django/contrib/contenttypes/admin.py
index dd20249e62..d1790258af 100644
--- a/django/contrib/contenttypes/admin.py
+++ b/django/contrib/contenttypes/admin.py
@@ -92,11 +92,7 @@ class GenericInlineModelAdmin(InlineModelAdmin):
             fields = kwargs.pop('fields')
         else:
             fields = flatten_fieldsets(self.get_fieldsets(request, obj))
-        if self.exclude is None:
-            exclude = []
-        else:
-            exclude = list(self.exclude)
-        exclude.extend(self.get_readonly_fields(request, obj))
+        exclude = [*(self.exclude or []), *self.get_readonly_fields(request, obj)]
         if self.exclude is None and hasattr(self.form, '_meta') and self.form._meta.exclude:
             # Take the custom ModelForm's Meta.exclude into account only if the
             # GenericInlineModelAdmin doesn't define its own.
@@ -104,20 +100,20 @@ class GenericInlineModelAdmin(InlineModelAdmin):
         exclude = exclude or None
         can_delete = self.can_delete and self.has_delete_permission(request, obj)
         defaults = {
-            "ct_field": self.ct_field,
-            "fk_field": self.ct_fk_field,
-            "form": self.form,
-            "formfield_callback": partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
-            "formset": self.formset,
-            "extra": self.get_extra(request, obj),
-            "can_delete": can_delete,
-            "can_order": False,
-            "fields": fields,
-            "min_num": self.get_min_num(request, obj),
-            "max_num": self.get_max_num(request, obj),
-            "exclude": exclude
+            'ct_field': self.ct_field,
+            'fk_field': self.ct_fk_field,
+            'form': self.form,
+            'formfield_callback': partial(self.formfield_for_dbfield, request=request),
+            'formset': self.formset,
+            'extra': self.get_extra(request, obj),
+            'can_delete': can_delete,
+            'can_order': False,
+            'fields': fields,
+            'min_num': self.get_min_num(request, obj),
+            'max_num': self.get_max_num(request, obj),
+            'exclude': exclude,
+            **kwargs,
         }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
 
         if defaults['fields'] is None and not modelform_defines_fields(defaults['form']):
             defaults['fields'] = ALL_FIELDS
diff --git a/django/contrib/contenttypes/fields.py b/django/contrib/contenttypes/fields.py
index 2227707203..d186e1f39a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/contenttypes/fields.py
+++ b/django/contrib/contenttypes/fields.py
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ class GenericForeignKey(FieldCacheMixin):
         return '%s.%s.%s' % (app, model._meta.object_name, self.name)
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = []
-        errors.extend(self._check_field_name())
-        errors.extend(self._check_object_id_field())
-        errors.extend(self._check_content_type_field())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *self._check_field_name(),
+            *self._check_object_id_field(),
+            *self._check_content_type_field(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_field_name(self):
         if self.name.endswith("_"):
@@ -308,9 +308,10 @@ class GenericRelation(ForeignObject):
         self.for_concrete_model = for_concrete_model
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_generic_foreign_key_existence())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_generic_foreign_key_existence(),
+        ]
 
     def _is_matching_generic_foreign_key(self, field):
         """
diff --git a/django/contrib/contenttypes/forms.py b/django/contrib/contenttypes/forms.py
index 4970ab452b..d4c3313240 100644
--- a/django/contrib/contenttypes/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/contenttypes/forms.py
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@ def generic_inlineformset_factory(model, form=ModelForm,
     if not isinstance(ct_field, models.ForeignKey) or ct_field.remote_field.model != ContentType:
         raise Exception("fk_name '%s' is not a ForeignKey to ContentType" % ct_field)
     fk_field = opts.get_field(fk_field)  # let the exception propagate
-    if exclude is not None:
-        exclude = list(exclude)
-        exclude.extend([ct_field.name, fk_field.name])
-    else:
-        exclude = [ct_field.name, fk_field.name]
+    exclude = [*(exclude or []), ct_field.name, fk_field.name]
     FormSet = modelformset_factory(
         model, form=form, formfield_callback=formfield_callback,
         formset=formset, extra=extra, can_delete=can_delete,
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/introspection.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/introspection.py
index 5cd5613b69..967448621d 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/introspection.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/introspection.py
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ class GeoFlexibleFieldLookupDict(FlexibleFieldLookupDict):
     Sublcass that includes updates the `base_data_types_reverse` dict
     for geometry field types.
     """
-    base_data_types_reverse = FlexibleFieldLookupDict.base_data_types_reverse.copy()
-    base_data_types_reverse.update(
-        {'point': 'GeometryField',
-         'linestring': 'GeometryField',
-         'polygon': 'GeometryField',
-         'multipoint': 'GeometryField',
-         'multilinestring': 'GeometryField',
-         'multipolygon': 'GeometryField',
-         'geometrycollection': 'GeometryField',
-         })
+    base_data_types_reverse = {
+        **FlexibleFieldLookupDict.base_data_types_reverse,
+        'point': 'GeometryField',
+        'linestring': 'GeometryField',
+        'polygon': 'GeometryField',
+        'multipoint': 'GeometryField',
+        'multilinestring': 'GeometryField',
+        'multipolygon': 'GeometryField',
+        'geometrycollection': 'GeometryField',
+    }
 
 
 class SpatiaLiteIntrospection(DatabaseIntrospection):
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py
index fea3cfc260..5e869a8243 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/fields.py
@@ -250,11 +250,12 @@ class GeometryField(BaseSpatialField):
         setattr(cls, self.attname, SpatialProxy(self.geom_class or GEOSGeometry, self, load_func=GEOSGeometry))
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': self.form_class,
-                    'geom_type': self.geom_type,
-                    'srid': self.srid,
-                    }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
+        defaults = {
+            'form_class': self.form_class,
+            'geom_type': self.geom_type,
+            'srid': self.srid,
+            **kwargs,
+        }
         if self.dim > 2 and not getattr(defaults['form_class'].widget, 'supports_3d', False):
             defaults.setdefault('widget', forms.Textarea)
         return super().formfield(**defaults)
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/functions.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/functions.py
index fc46823b19..b3c8d521ca 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/functions.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/functions.py
@@ -415,12 +415,10 @@ class SnapToGrid(SQLiteDecimalToFloatMixin, GeomOutputGeoFunc):
             )
         elif nargs == 4:
             # Reverse origin and size param ordering
-            expressions.extend(
-                [self._handle_param(arg, '', NUMERIC_TYPES) for arg in args[2:]]
-            )
-            expressions.extend(
-                [self._handle_param(arg, '', NUMERIC_TYPES) for arg in args[0:2]]
-            )
+            expressions += [
+                *(self._handle_param(arg, '', NUMERIC_TYPES) for arg in args[2:]),
+                *(self._handle_param(arg, '', NUMERIC_TYPES) for arg in args[0:2]),
+            ]
         else:
             raise ValueError('Must provide 1, 2, or 4 arguments to `SnapToGrid`.')
         super().__init__(*expressions, **extra)
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/lookups.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/lookups.py
index d5318568fb..6d5df2c10f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/lookups.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/lookups.py
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ class GISLookup(Lookup):
         rhs_sql, rhs_params = self.process_rhs(compiler, connection)
         sql_params.extend(rhs_params)
 
-        template_params = {'lhs': lhs_sql, 'rhs': rhs_sql, 'value': '%s'}
-        template_params.update(self.template_params)
+        template_params = {'lhs': lhs_sql, 'rhs': rhs_sql, 'value': '%s', **self.template_params}
         rhs_op = self.get_rhs_op(connection, rhs_sql)
         return rhs_op.as_sql(connection, self, template_params, sql_params)
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/forms/widgets.py b/django/contrib/gis/forms/widgets.py
index e48ba96865..0ffe2ced77 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/forms/widgets.py
@@ -60,19 +60,15 @@ class BaseGeometryWidget(Widget):
                         value.srid, self.map_srid, err
                     )
 
-        if attrs is None:
-            attrs = {}
-
-        build_attrs_kwargs = {
+        context.update(self.build_attrs(self.attrs, {
             'name': name,
             'module': 'geodjango_%s' % name.replace('-', '_'),  # JS-safe
             'serialized': self.serialize(value),
             'geom_type': gdal.OGRGeomType(self.attrs['geom_type']),
             'STATIC_URL': settings.STATIC_URL,
             'LANGUAGE_BIDI': translation.get_language_bidi(),
-        }
-        build_attrs_kwargs.update(attrs)
-        context.update(self.build_attrs(self.attrs, build_attrs_kwargs))
+            **(attrs or {}),
+        }))
         return context
 
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/prototypes/coordseq.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/prototypes/coordseq.py
index 75b375884c..d1a5ed6043 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geos/prototypes/coordseq.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geos/prototypes/coordseq.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class CsOperation(GEOSFuncFactory):
         else:
             argtypes = [CS_PTR, c_uint, dbl_param]
 
-        super().__init__(*args, **dict(kwargs, errcheck=errcheck, argtypes=argtypes))
+        super().__init__(*args, **{**kwargs, 'errcheck': errcheck, 'argtypes': argtypes})
 
 
 class CsOutput(GEOSFuncFactory):
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/prototypes/threadsafe.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/prototypes/threadsafe.py
index 24f8f288c1..04eb496704 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geos/prototypes/threadsafe.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geos/prototypes/threadsafe.py
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ class GEOSFunc:
         return self.cfunc.argtypes
 
     def _set_argtypes(self, argtypes):
-        new_argtypes = [CONTEXT_PTR]
-        new_argtypes.extend(argtypes)
-        self.cfunc.argtypes = new_argtypes
+        self.cfunc.argtypes = [CONTEXT_PTR, *argtypes]
 
     argtypes = property(_get_argtypes, _set_argtypes)
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/messages/utils.py b/django/contrib/messages/utils.py
index e4a6808818..9013044969 100644
--- a/django/contrib/messages/utils.py
+++ b/django/contrib/messages/utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ def get_level_tags():
     """
     Return the message level tags.
     """
-    level_tags = constants.DEFAULT_TAGS.copy()
-    level_tags.update(getattr(settings, 'MESSAGE_TAGS', {}))
-    return level_tags
+    return {
+        **constants.DEFAULT_TAGS,
+        **getattr(settings, 'MESSAGE_TAGS', {}),
+    }
diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/fields/array.py b/django/contrib/postgres/fields/array.py
index 6a8fbd0e91..bf5666e2da 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/fields/array.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/fields/array.py
@@ -183,13 +183,12 @@ class ArrayField(CheckFieldDefaultMixin, Field):
                 )
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'form_class': SimpleArrayField,
             'base_field': self.base_field.formfield(),
             'max_length': self.size,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 @ArrayField.register_lookup
diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/fields/hstore.py b/django/contrib/postgres/fields/hstore.py
index 82f731f8bf..d47b34d459 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/fields/hstore.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/fields/hstore.py
@@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ class HStoreField(Field):
         return json.dumps(self.value_from_object(obj))
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'form_class': forms.HStoreField,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
     def get_prep_value(self, value):
         value = super().get_prep_value(value)
diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/fields/jsonb.py b/django/contrib/postgres/fields/jsonb.py
index 4ed441003b..3c27607acd 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/fields/jsonb.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/fields/jsonb.py
@@ -77,9 +77,10 @@ class JSONField(CheckFieldDefaultMixin, Field):
         return self.value_from_object(obj)
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.JSONField}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.JSONField,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 JSONField.register_lookup(lookups.DataContains)
diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/forms/array.py b/django/contrib/postgres/forms/array.py
index 71c0476fa8..f01d5836c1 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/forms/array.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/forms/array.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class SplitArrayWidget(forms.Widget):
             except IndexError:
                 widget_value = None
             if id_:
-                final_attrs = dict(final_attrs, id='%s_%s' % (id_, i))
+                final_attrs = {**final_attrs, 'id': '%s_%s' % (id_, i)}
             context['widget']['subwidgets'].append(
                 self.widget.get_context(name + '_%s' % i, widget_value, final_attrs)['widget']
             )
diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/utils.py b/django/contrib/postgres/utils.py
index 7c3a0d5e33..9f92f4059f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/utils.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/utils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def prefix_validation_error(error, prefix, code, params):
                 SimpleLazyObject(lambda: error.message % error_params),
             ),
             code=code,
-            params=dict(error_params, **params),
+            params={**error_params, **params},
         )
     return ValidationError([
         prefix_validation_error(e, prefix, code, params) for e in error.error_list
diff --git a/django/contrib/postgres/validators.py b/django/contrib/postgres/validators.py
index 45bf8e1e13..db6205f356 100644
--- a/django/contrib/postgres/validators.py
+++ b/django/contrib/postgres/validators.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import copy
-
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.core.validators import (
     MaxLengthValidator, MaxValueValidator, MinLengthValidator,
@@ -37,8 +35,7 @@ class KeysValidator:
         self.keys = set(keys)
         self.strict = strict
         if messages is not None:
-            self.messages = copy.copy(self.messages)
-            self.messages.update(messages)
+            self.messages = {**self.messages, **messages}
 
     def __call__(self, value):
         keys = set(value)
diff --git a/django/core/cache/__init__.py b/django/core/cache/__init__.py
index 7aaa057229..349ea86480 100644
--- a/django/core/cache/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/cache/__init__.py
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ def _create_cache(backend, **kwargs):
             location = kwargs.pop('LOCATION', '')
             params = kwargs
         else:
-            params = conf.copy()
-            params.update(kwargs)
+            params = {**conf, **kwargs}
             backend = params.pop('BACKEND')
             location = params.pop('LOCATION', '')
         backend_cls = import_string(backend)
diff --git a/django/core/handlers/exception.py b/django/core/handlers/exception.py
index be2e4734ee..e98bec262a 100644
--- a/django/core/handlers/exception.py
+++ b/django/core/handlers/exception.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def response_for_exception(request, exc):
 def get_exception_response(request, resolver, status_code, exception, sender=None):
     try:
         callback, param_dict = resolver.resolve_error_handler(status_code)
-        response = callback(request, **dict(param_dict, exception=exception))
+        response = callback(request, **{**param_dict, 'exception': exception})
     except Exception:
         signals.got_request_exception.send(sender=sender, request=request)
         response = handle_uncaught_exception(request, resolver, sys.exc_info())
diff --git a/django/core/management/templates.py b/django/core/management/templates.py
index eb4baafd62..90ffa5be3f 100644
--- a/django/core/management/templates.py
+++ b/django/core/management/templates.py
@@ -104,13 +104,14 @@ class TemplateCommand(BaseCommand):
         camel_case_name = 'camel_case_%s_name' % app_or_project
         camel_case_value = ''.join(x for x in name.title() if x != '_')
 
-        context = Context(dict(options, **{
+        context = Context({
+            **options,
             base_name: name,
             base_directory: top_dir,
             camel_case_name: camel_case_value,
             'docs_version': get_docs_version(),
             'django_version': django.__version__,
-        }), autoescape=False)
+        }, autoescape=False)
 
         # Setup a stub settings environment for template rendering
         if not settings.configured:
diff --git a/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py b/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py
index 6b82afc45d..6612e10979 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ if version < (1, 3, 3):
 # MySQLdb returns TIME columns as timedelta -- they are more like timedelta in
 # terms of actual behavior as they are signed and include days -- and Django
 # expects time.
-django_conversions = conversions.copy()
-django_conversions.update({
-    FIELD_TYPE.TIME: backend_utils.typecast_time,
-})
+django_conversions = {
+    **conversions,
+    **{FIELD_TYPE.TIME: backend_utils.typecast_time},
+}
 
 # This should match the numerical portion of the version numbers (we can treat
 # versions like 5.0.24 and 5.0.24a as the same).
diff --git a/django/db/backends/mysql/operations.py b/django/db/backends/mysql/operations.py
index fff72e056c..3ec1c2e8ce 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/mysql/operations.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/mysql/operations.py
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ class DatabaseOperations(BaseDatabaseOperations):
     compiler_module = "django.db.backends.mysql.compiler"
 
     # MySQL stores positive fields as UNSIGNED ints.
-    integer_field_ranges = dict(
-        BaseDatabaseOperations.integer_field_ranges,
-        PositiveSmallIntegerField=(0, 65535),
-        PositiveIntegerField=(0, 4294967295),
-    )
+    integer_field_ranges = {
+        **BaseDatabaseOperations.integer_field_ranges,
+        'PositiveSmallIntegerField': (0, 65535),
+        'PositiveIntegerField': (0, 4294967295),
+    }
     cast_data_types = {
         'CharField': 'char(%(max_length)s)',
         'IntegerField': 'signed integer',
diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
index b697758a36..74bad39214 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(BaseDatabaseWrapper):
         'iendswith': "LIKE UPPER(TRANSLATE(%s USING NCHAR_CS)) ESCAPE TRANSLATE('\\' USING NCHAR_CS)",
     }
 
-    _likec_operators = _standard_operators.copy()
-    _likec_operators.update({
+    _likec_operators = {
+        **_standard_operators,
         'contains': "LIKEC %s ESCAPE '\\'",
         'icontains': "LIKEC UPPER(%s) ESCAPE '\\'",
         'startswith': "LIKEC %s ESCAPE '\\'",
         'endswith': "LIKEC %s ESCAPE '\\'",
         'istartswith': "LIKEC UPPER(%s) ESCAPE '\\'",
         'iendswith': "LIKEC UPPER(%s) ESCAPE '\\'",
-    })
+    }
 
     # The patterns below are used to generate SQL pattern lookup clauses when
     # the right-hand side of the lookup isn't a raw string (it might be an expression
diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py
index aa57e6a6ab..8f3d847d3a 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/creation.py
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ class DatabaseCreation(BaseDatabaseCreation):
         settings_dict = settings.DATABASES[self.connection.alias]
         user = settings_dict.get('SAVED_USER') or settings_dict['USER']
         password = settings_dict.get('SAVED_PASSWORD') or settings_dict['PASSWORD']
-        settings_dict = settings_dict.copy()
-        settings_dict.update(USER=user, PASSWORD=password)
+        settings_dict = {**settings_dict, 'USER': user, 'PASSWORD': password}
         DatabaseWrapper = type(self.connection)
         return DatabaseWrapper(settings_dict, alias=self.connection.alias)
 
diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/operations.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/operations.py
index fd4206d57f..6e60719086 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/operations.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/operations.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class DatabaseOperations(BaseDatabaseOperations):
         'PositiveSmallIntegerField': (0, 99999999999),
         'PositiveIntegerField': (0, 99999999999),
     }
-    set_operators = dict(BaseDatabaseOperations.set_operators, difference='MINUS')
+    set_operators = {**BaseDatabaseOperations.set_operators, 'difference': 'MINUS'}
 
     # TODO: colorize this SQL code with style.SQL_KEYWORD(), etc.
     _sequence_reset_sql = """
diff --git a/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py b/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py
index fbe444988a..1982a8aedb 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/postgresql/base.py
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(BaseDatabaseWrapper):
                 "Please supply the NAME value.")
         conn_params = {
             'database': settings_dict['NAME'] or 'postgres',
+            **settings_dict['OPTIONS'],
         }
-        conn_params.update(settings_dict['OPTIONS'])
         conn_params.pop('isolation_level', None)
         if settings_dict['USER']:
             conn_params['user'] = settings_dict['USER']
diff --git a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
index 13f9a575e2..15f7352a93 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(BaseDatabaseWrapper):
         kwargs = {
             'database': settings_dict['NAME'],
             'detect_types': Database.PARSE_DECLTYPES | Database.PARSE_COLNAMES,
+            **settings_dict['OPTIONS'],
         }
-        kwargs.update(settings_dict['OPTIONS'])
         # Always allow the underlying SQLite connection to be shareable
         # between multiple threads. The safe-guarding will be handled at a
         # higher level by the `BaseDatabaseWrapper.allow_thread_sharing`
diff --git a/django/db/migrations/operations/models.py b/django/db/migrations/operations/models.py
index a1ff594602..24d71b17c8 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/operations/models.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/operations/models.py
@@ -147,13 +147,11 @@ class CreateModel(ModelOperation):
                 ),
             ]
         elif isinstance(operation, AlterModelOptions) and self.name_lower == operation.name_lower:
-            new_options = self.options.copy()
-            new_options.update(operation.options)
             return [
                 CreateModel(
                     self.name,
                     fields=self.fields,
-                    options=new_options,
+                    options={**self.options, **operation.options},
                     bases=self.bases,
                     managers=self.managers,
                 ),
@@ -690,8 +688,7 @@ class AlterModelOptions(ModelOptionOperation):
 
     def state_forwards(self, app_label, state):
         model_state = state.models[app_label, self.name_lower]
-        model_state.options = dict(model_state.options)
-        model_state.options.update(self.options)
+        model_state.options = {**model_state.options, **self.options}
         for key in self.ALTER_OPTION_KEYS:
             if key not in self.options:
                 model_state.options.pop(key, False)
diff --git a/django/db/migrations/serializer.py b/django/db/migrations/serializer.py
index 8c5f726924..12fdb62cff 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/serializer.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/serializer.py
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ class EnumSerializer(BaseSerializer):
     def serialize(self):
         enum_class = self.value.__class__
         module = enum_class.__module__
-        imports = {"import %s" % module}
         v_string, v_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.value).serialize()
-        imports.update(v_imports)
+        imports = {'import %s' % module, *v_imports}
         return "%s.%s(%s)" % (module, enum_class.__name__, v_string), imports
 
 
@@ -161,15 +160,12 @@ class FunctionTypeSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
 class FunctoolsPartialSerializer(BaseSerializer):
     def serialize(self):
-        imports = {'import functools'}
         # Serialize functools.partial() arguments
         func_string, func_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.func).serialize()
         args_string, args_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.args).serialize()
         keywords_string, keywords_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.keywords).serialize()
         # Add any imports needed by arguments
-        imports.update(func_imports)
-        imports.update(args_imports)
-        imports.update(keywords_imports)
+        imports = {'import functools', *func_imports, *args_imports, *keywords_imports}
         return (
             'functools.%s(%s, *%s, **%s)' % (
                 self.value.__class__.__name__,
@@ -221,14 +217,12 @@ class OperationSerializer(BaseSerializer):
 
 class RegexSerializer(BaseSerializer):
     def serialize(self):
-        imports = {"import re"}
         regex_pattern, pattern_imports = serializer_factory(self.value.pattern).serialize()
         # Turn off default implicit flags (e.g. re.U) because regexes with the
         # same implicit and explicit flags aren't equal.
         flags = self.value.flags ^ re.compile('').flags
         regex_flags, flag_imports = serializer_factory(flags).serialize()
-        imports.update(pattern_imports)
-        imports.update(flag_imports)
+        imports = {'import re', *pattern_imports, *flag_imports}
         args = [regex_pattern]
         if flags:
             args.append(regex_flags)
diff --git a/django/db/migrations/state.py b/django/db/migrations/state.py
index 4dfa3dd124..7d072175b1 100644
--- a/django/db/migrations/state.py
+++ b/django/db/migrations/state.py
@@ -553,8 +553,7 @@ class ModelState:
     def render(self, apps):
         """Create a Model object from our current state into the given apps."""
         # First, make a Meta object
-        meta_contents = {'app_label': self.app_label, "apps": apps}
-        meta_contents.update(self.options)
+        meta_contents = {'app_label': self.app_label, 'apps': apps, **self.options}
         meta = type("Meta", (), meta_contents)
         # Then, work out our bases
         try:
diff --git a/django/db/models/aggregates.py b/django/db/models/aggregates.py
index ce4625c1a5..dbb746b75d 100644
--- a/django/db/models/aggregates.py
+++ b/django/db/models/aggregates.py
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ class Count(Aggregate):
         )
 
     def _get_repr_options(self):
-        options = super()._get_repr_options()
-        return dict(options, distinct=self.extra['distinct'] != '')
+        return {**super()._get_repr_options(), 'distinct': self.extra['distinct'] != ''}
 
     def convert_value(self, value, expression, connection):
         return 0 if value is None else value
@@ -147,8 +146,7 @@ class StdDev(Aggregate):
         super().__init__(expression, **extra)
 
     def _get_repr_options(self):
-        options = super()._get_repr_options()
-        return dict(options, sample=self.function == 'STDDEV_SAMP')
+        return {**super()._get_repr_options(), 'sample': self.function == 'STDDEV_SAMP'}
 
 
 class Sum(Aggregate):
@@ -174,5 +172,4 @@ class Variance(Aggregate):
         super().__init__(expression, **extra)
 
     def _get_repr_options(self):
-        options = super()._get_repr_options()
-        return dict(options, sample=self.function == 'VAR_SAMP')
+        return {**super()._get_repr_options(), 'sample': self.function == 'VAR_SAMP'}
diff --git a/django/db/models/base.py b/django/db/models/base.py
index cc675c4273..27ca63fd22 100644
--- a/django/db/models/base.py
+++ b/django/db/models/base.py
@@ -1186,14 +1186,13 @@ class Model(metaclass=ModelBase):
 
     @classmethod
     def check(cls, **kwargs):
-        errors = []
-        errors.extend(cls._check_swappable())
-        errors.extend(cls._check_model())
-        errors.extend(cls._check_managers(**kwargs))
+        errors = [*cls._check_swappable(), *cls._check_model(), *cls._check_managers(**kwargs)]
         if not cls._meta.swapped:
-            errors.extend(cls._check_fields(**kwargs))
-            errors.extend(cls._check_m2m_through_same_relationship())
-            errors.extend(cls._check_long_column_names())
+            errors += [
+                *cls._check_fields(**kwargs),
+                *cls._check_m2m_through_same_relationship(),
+                *cls._check_long_column_names(),
+            ]
             clash_errors = (
                 cls._check_id_field() +
                 cls._check_field_name_clashes() +
@@ -1204,9 +1203,11 @@ class Model(metaclass=ModelBase):
             # clashes.
             if not clash_errors:
                 errors.extend(cls._check_column_name_clashes())
-            errors.extend(cls._check_index_together())
-            errors.extend(cls._check_unique_together())
-            errors.extend(cls._check_ordering())
+            errors += [
+                *cls._check_index_together(),
+                *cls._check_unique_together(),
+                *cls._check_ordering(),
+            ]
 
         return errors
 
diff --git a/django/db/models/expressions.py b/django/db/models/expressions.py
index 0109c017da..93fc7df82b 100644
--- a/django/db/models/expressions.py
+++ b/django/db/models/expressions.py
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ class Func(SQLiteNumericMixin, Expression):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         args = self.arg_joiner.join(str(arg) for arg in self.source_expressions)
-        extra = dict(self.extra, **self._get_repr_options())
+        extra = {**self.extra, **self._get_repr_options()}
         if extra:
             extra = ', '.join(str(key) + '=' + str(val) for key, val in sorted(extra.items()))
             return "{}({}, {})".format(self.__class__.__name__, args, extra)
@@ -596,8 +596,7 @@ class Func(SQLiteNumericMixin, Expression):
             arg_sql, arg_params = compiler.compile(arg)
             sql_parts.append(arg_sql)
             params.extend(arg_params)
-        data = self.extra.copy()
-        data.update(**extra_context)
+        data = {**self.extra, **extra_context}
         # Use the first supplied value in this order: the parameter to this
         # method, a value supplied in __init__()'s **extra (the value in
         # `data`), or the value defined on the class.
@@ -921,8 +920,7 @@ class Case(Expression):
         connection.ops.check_expression_support(self)
         if not self.cases:
             return compiler.compile(self.default)
-        template_params = self.extra.copy()
-        template_params.update(extra_context)
+        template_params = {**self.extra, **extra_context}
         case_parts = []
         sql_params = []
         for case in self.cases:
@@ -1017,8 +1015,7 @@ class Subquery(Expression):
 
     def as_sql(self, compiler, connection, template=None, **extra_context):
         connection.ops.check_expression_support(self)
-        template_params = self.extra.copy()
-        template_params.update(extra_context)
+        template_params = {**self.extra, **extra_context}
         template_params['subquery'], sql_params = self.queryset.query.get_compiler(connection=connection).as_sql()
 
         template = template or template_params.get('template', self.template)
@@ -1103,8 +1100,8 @@ class OrderBy(BaseExpression):
         placeholders = {
             'expression': expression_sql,
             'ordering': 'DESC' if self.descending else 'ASC',
+            **extra_context,
         }
-        placeholders.update(extra_context)
         template = template or self.template
         params *= template.count('%(expression)s')
         return (template % placeholders).rstrip(), params
diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
index 1e3db7e776..999b37a4f4 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import collections
 import copy
 import datetime
 import decimal
-import itertools
 import operator
 import uuid
 import warnings
@@ -199,15 +198,15 @@ class Field(RegisterLookupMixin):
         return '<%s>' % path
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = []
-        errors.extend(self._check_field_name())
-        errors.extend(self._check_choices())
-        errors.extend(self._check_db_index())
-        errors.extend(self._check_null_allowed_for_primary_keys())
-        errors.extend(self._check_backend_specific_checks(**kwargs))
-        errors.extend(self._check_validators())
-        errors.extend(self._check_deprecation_details())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *self._check_field_name(),
+            *self._check_choices(),
+            *self._check_db_index(),
+            *self._check_null_allowed_for_primary_keys(),
+            *self._check_backend_specific_checks(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_validators(),
+            *self._check_deprecation_details(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_field_name(self):
         """
@@ -549,7 +548,7 @@ class Field(RegisterLookupMixin):
         Some validators can't be created at field initialization time.
         This method provides a way to delay their creation until required.
         """
-        return list(itertools.chain(self.default_validators, self._validators))
+        return [*self.default_validators, *self._validators]
 
     def run_validators(self, value):
         if value in self.empty_values:
@@ -886,9 +885,10 @@ class AutoField(Field):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_primary_key())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_primary_key(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_primary_key(self):
         if not self.primary_key:
@@ -972,9 +972,10 @@ class BooleanField(Field):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_null(**kwargs))
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_null(**kwargs),
+        ]
 
     def _check_null(self, **kwargs):
         if getattr(self, 'null', False):
@@ -1038,9 +1039,10 @@ class CharField(Field):
         self.validators.append(validators.MaxLengthValidator(self.max_length))
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_max_length_attribute(**kwargs))
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_max_length_attribute(**kwargs),
+        ]
 
     def _check_max_length_attribute(self, **kwargs):
         if self.max_length is None:
@@ -1111,10 +1113,11 @@ class CommaSeparatedIntegerField(CharField):
 class DateTimeCheckMixin:
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_mutually_exclusive_options())
-        errors.extend(self._check_fix_default_value())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_mutually_exclusive_options(),
+            *self._check_fix_default_value(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_mutually_exclusive_options(self):
         # auto_now, auto_now_add, and default are mutually exclusive
@@ -1276,9 +1279,10 @@ class DateField(DateTimeCheckMixin, Field):
         return '' if val is None else val.isoformat()
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.DateField}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.DateField,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class DateTimeField(DateField):
@@ -1431,9 +1435,10 @@ class DateTimeField(DateField):
         return '' if val is None else val.isoformat()
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.DateTimeField}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.DateTimeField,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class DecimalField(Field):
@@ -1451,8 +1456,10 @@ class DecimalField(Field):
     def check(self, **kwargs):
         errors = super().check(**kwargs)
 
-        digits_errors = self._check_decimal_places()
-        digits_errors.extend(self._check_max_digits())
+        digits_errors = [
+            *self._check_decimal_places(),
+            *self._check_max_digits(),
+        ]
         if not digits_errors:
             errors.extend(self._check_decimal_places_and_max_digits(**kwargs))
         else:
@@ -1575,13 +1582,12 @@ class DecimalField(Field):
         return self.to_python(value)
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'max_digits': self.max_digits,
             'decimal_places': self.decimal_places,
             'form_class': forms.DecimalField,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class DurationField(Field):
@@ -1639,11 +1645,10 @@ class DurationField(Field):
         return '' if val is None else duration_string(val)
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'form_class': forms.DurationField,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class EmailField(CharField):
@@ -1664,11 +1669,10 @@ class EmailField(CharField):
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
         # As with CharField, this will cause email validation to be performed
         # twice.
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'form_class': forms.EmailField,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class FilePathField(Field):
@@ -1682,9 +1686,10 @@ class FilePathField(Field):
         super().__init__(verbose_name, name, **kwargs)
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_allowing_files_or_folders(**kwargs))
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_allowing_files_or_folders(**kwargs),
+        ]
 
     def _check_allowing_files_or_folders(self, **kwargs):
         if not self.allow_files and not self.allow_folders:
@@ -1720,16 +1725,15 @@ class FilePathField(Field):
         return str(value)
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'path': self.path,
             'match': self.match,
             'recursive': self.recursive,
             'form_class': forms.FilePathField,
             'allow_files': self.allow_files,
             'allow_folders': self.allow_folders,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
     def get_internal_type(self):
         return "FilePathField"
@@ -1764,9 +1768,10 @@ class FloatField(Field):
             )
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.FloatField}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.FloatField,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class IntegerField(Field):
@@ -1777,9 +1782,10 @@ class IntegerField(Field):
     description = _("Integer")
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_max_length_warning())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_max_length_warning(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_max_length_warning(self):
         if self.max_length is not None:
@@ -1836,9 +1842,10 @@ class IntegerField(Field):
             )
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.IntegerField}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.IntegerField,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class BigIntegerField(IntegerField):
@@ -1850,10 +1857,11 @@ class BigIntegerField(IntegerField):
         return "BigIntegerField"
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'min_value': -BigIntegerField.MAX_BIGINT - 1,
-                    'max_value': BigIntegerField.MAX_BIGINT}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'min_value': -BigIntegerField.MAX_BIGINT - 1,
+            'max_value': BigIntegerField.MAX_BIGINT,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class IPAddressField(Field):
@@ -1903,9 +1911,10 @@ class GenericIPAddressField(Field):
         super().__init__(verbose_name, name, *args, **kwargs)
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_blank_and_null_values(**kwargs))
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_blank_and_null_values(**kwargs),
+        ]
 
     def _check_blank_and_null_values(self, **kwargs):
         if not getattr(self, 'null', False) and getattr(self, 'blank', False):
@@ -1959,12 +1968,11 @@ class GenericIPAddressField(Field):
         return str(value)
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'protocol': self.protocol,
             'form_class': forms.GenericIPAddressField,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class NullBooleanField(Field):
@@ -2012,9 +2020,10 @@ class NullBooleanField(Field):
         return self.to_python(value)
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.NullBooleanField}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.NullBooleanField,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class PositiveIntegerRelDbTypeMixin:
@@ -2041,9 +2050,10 @@ class PositiveIntegerField(PositiveIntegerRelDbTypeMixin, IntegerField):
         return "PositiveIntegerField"
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'min_value': 0}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'min_value': 0,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class PositiveSmallIntegerField(PositiveIntegerRelDbTypeMixin, IntegerField):
@@ -2053,9 +2063,10 @@ class PositiveSmallIntegerField(PositiveIntegerRelDbTypeMixin, IntegerField):
         return "PositiveSmallIntegerField"
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'min_value': 0}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'min_value': 0,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class SlugField(CharField):
@@ -2084,9 +2095,11 @@ class SlugField(CharField):
         return "SlugField"
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.SlugField, 'allow_unicode': self.allow_unicode}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.SlugField,
+            'allow_unicode': self.allow_unicode,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class SmallIntegerField(IntegerField):
@@ -2115,11 +2128,11 @@ class TextField(Field):
         # Passing max_length to forms.CharField means that the value's length
         # will be validated twice. This is considered acceptable since we want
         # the value in the form field (to pass into widget for example).
-        defaults = {'max_length': self.max_length}
-        if not self.choices:
-            defaults['widget'] = forms.Textarea
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'max_length': self.max_length,
+            **({} if self.choices else {'widget': forms.Textarea}),
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class TimeField(DateTimeCheckMixin, Field):
@@ -2248,9 +2261,10 @@ class TimeField(DateTimeCheckMixin, Field):
         return '' if val is None else val.isoformat()
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.TimeField}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.TimeField,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class URLField(CharField):
@@ -2270,11 +2284,10 @@ class URLField(CharField):
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
         # As with CharField, this will cause URL validation to be performed
         # twice.
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'form_class': forms.URLField,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class BinaryField(Field):
@@ -2365,8 +2378,7 @@ class UUIDField(Field):
         return value
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'form_class': forms.UUIDField,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/files.py b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
index 00dcbc033c..4e5ef51a09 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/files.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/files.py
@@ -230,10 +230,11 @@ class FileField(Field):
         super().__init__(verbose_name, name, **kwargs)
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_primary_key())
-        errors.extend(self._check_upload_to())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_primary_key(),
+            *self._check_upload_to(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_primary_key(self):
         if self._primary_key_set_explicitly:
@@ -318,9 +319,11 @@ class FileField(Field):
             setattr(instance, self.name, data)
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.FileField, 'max_length': self.max_length}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.FileField,
+            'max_length': self.max_length,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
 
 class ImageFileDescriptor(FileDescriptor):
@@ -363,9 +366,10 @@ class ImageField(FileField):
         super().__init__(verbose_name, name, **kwargs)
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_image_library_installed())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_image_library_installed(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_image_library_installed(self):
         try:
@@ -458,6 +462,7 @@ class ImageField(FileField):
             setattr(instance, self.height_field, height)
 
     def formfield(self, **kwargs):
-        defaults = {'form_class': forms.ImageField}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+        return super().formfield(**{
+            'form_class': forms.ImageField,
+            **kwargs,
+        })
diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/related.py b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
index cfb5ea1ef6..d07a5a879a 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/related.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
@@ -95,13 +95,14 @@ class RelatedField(FieldCacheMixin, Field):
         return self.remote_field.model
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_related_name_is_valid())
-        errors.extend(self._check_related_query_name_is_valid())
-        errors.extend(self._check_relation_model_exists())
-        errors.extend(self._check_referencing_to_swapped_model())
-        errors.extend(self._check_clashes())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_related_name_is_valid(),
+            *self._check_related_query_name_is_valid(),
+            *self._check_relation_model_exists(),
+            *self._check_referencing_to_swapped_model(),
+            *self._check_clashes(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_related_name_is_valid(self):
         import keyword
@@ -480,10 +481,11 @@ class ForeignObject(RelatedField):
         self.swappable = swappable
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_to_fields_exist())
-        errors.extend(self._check_unique_target())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_to_fields_exist(),
+            *self._check_unique_target(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_to_fields_exist(self):
         # Skip nonexistent models.
@@ -815,10 +817,11 @@ class ForeignKey(ForeignObject):
         self.db_constraint = db_constraint
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_on_delete())
-        errors.extend(self._check_unique())
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_on_delete(),
+            *self._check_unique(),
+        ]
 
     def _check_on_delete(self):
         on_delete = getattr(self.remote_field, 'on_delete', None)
@@ -950,13 +953,12 @@ class ForeignKey(ForeignObject):
             raise ValueError("Cannot create form field for %r yet, because "
                              "its related model %r has not been loaded yet" %
                              (self.name, self.remote_field.model))
-        defaults = {
+        return super().formfield(**{
             'form_class': forms.ModelChoiceField,
             'queryset': self.remote_field.model._default_manager.using(using),
             'to_field_name': self.remote_field.field_name,
-        }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        return super().formfield(**defaults)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
     def db_check(self, connection):
         return []
@@ -1134,12 +1136,13 @@ class ManyToManyField(RelatedField):
         self.swappable = swappable
 
     def check(self, **kwargs):
-        errors = super().check(**kwargs)
-        errors.extend(self._check_unique(**kwargs))
-        errors.extend(self._check_relationship_model(**kwargs))
-        errors.extend(self._check_ignored_options(**kwargs))
-        errors.extend(self._check_table_uniqueness(**kwargs))
-        return errors
+        return [
+            *super().check(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_unique(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_relationship_model(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_ignored_options(**kwargs),
+            *self._check_table_uniqueness(**kwargs),
+        ]
 
     def _check_unique(self, **kwargs):
         if self.unique:
@@ -1461,7 +1464,6 @@ class ManyToManyField(RelatedField):
 
     def _get_path_info(self, direct=False, filtered_relation=None):
         """Called by both direct and indirect m2m traversal."""
-        pathinfos = []
         int_model = self.remote_field.through
         linkfield1 = int_model._meta.get_field(self.m2m_field_name())
         linkfield2 = int_model._meta.get_field(self.m2m_reverse_field_name())
@@ -1484,10 +1486,7 @@ class ManyToManyField(RelatedField):
         else:
             intermediate_infos = join2_initial.get_path_from_parent(join1_final.model)
 
-        pathinfos.extend(join1infos)
-        pathinfos.extend(intermediate_infos)
-        pathinfos.extend(join2infos)
-        return pathinfos
+        return [*join1infos, *intermediate_infos, *join2infos]
 
     def get_path_info(self, filtered_relation=None):
         return self._get_path_info(direct=True, filtered_relation=filtered_relation)
@@ -1624,8 +1623,8 @@ class ManyToManyField(RelatedField):
         defaults = {
             'form_class': forms.ModelMultipleChoiceField,
             'queryset': self.remote_field.model._default_manager.using(using),
+            **kwargs,
         }
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
         # If initial is passed in, it's a list of related objects, but the
         # MultipleChoiceField takes a list of IDs.
         if defaults.get('initial') is not None:
diff --git a/django/db/models/manager.py b/django/db/models/manager.py
index 31f2dd3723..5f897cd3ca 100644
--- a/django/db/models/manager.py
+++ b/django/db/models/manager.py
@@ -101,11 +101,10 @@ class BaseManager:
     def from_queryset(cls, queryset_class, class_name=None):
         if class_name is None:
             class_name = '%sFrom%s' % (cls.__name__, queryset_class.__name__)
-        class_dict = {
+        return type(class_name, (cls,), {
             '_queryset_class': queryset_class,
-        }
-        class_dict.update(cls._get_queryset_methods(queryset_class))
-        return type(class_name, (cls,), class_dict)
+            **cls._get_queryset_methods(queryset_class),
+        })
 
     def contribute_to_class(self, model, name):
         if not self.name:
diff --git a/django/db/models/query.py b/django/db/models/query.py
index 2997b890a0..de8ff00d2c 100644
--- a/django/db/models/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/query.py
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ class NamedValuesListIterable(ValuesListIterable):
             names = queryset._fields
         else:
             query = queryset.query
-            names = list(query.extra_select)
-            names.extend(query.values_select)
-            names.extend(query.annotation_select)
+            names = [*query.extra_select, *query.values_select, *query.annotation_select]
         tuple_class = self.create_namedtuple_class(*names)
         new = tuple.__new__
         for row in super().__iter__():
diff --git a/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py b/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py
index 9e381fd269..7930d223f1 100644
--- a/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py
+++ b/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py
@@ -476,10 +476,7 @@ class SQLCompiler:
                     params.extend(s_params)
                     out_cols.append(s_sql)
 
-                result.append(', '.join(out_cols))
-
-                result.append('FROM')
-                result.extend(from_)
+                result += [', '.join(out_cols), 'FROM', *from_]
                 params.extend(f_params)
 
                 if self.query.select_for_update and self.connection.features.has_select_for_update:
diff --git a/django/forms/boundfield.py b/django/forms/boundfield.py
index dba54e588a..27e80c65e7 100644
--- a/django/forms/boundfield.py
+++ b/django/forms/boundfield.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class BoundField:
         if id_:
             id_for_label = widget.id_for_label(id_)
             if id_for_label:
-                attrs = dict(attrs or {}, **{'for': id_for_label})
+                attrs = {**(attrs or {}), 'for': id_for_label}
             if self.field.required and hasattr(self.form, 'required_css_class'):
                 attrs = attrs or {}
                 if 'class' in attrs:
diff --git a/django/forms/fields.py b/django/forms/fields.py
index 64124844f0..92a8f768c4 100644
--- a/django/forms/fields.py
+++ b/django/forms/fields.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Field classes.
 
 import copy
 import datetime
-import itertools
 import math
 import os
 import re
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ class Field:
         messages.update(error_messages or {})
         self.error_messages = messages
 
-        self.validators = list(itertools.chain(self.default_validators, validators))
+        self.validators = [*self.default_validators, *validators]
 
         super().__init__()
 
diff --git a/django/forms/models.py b/django/forms/models.py
index 3ba7725d53..84a07a275f 100644
--- a/django/forms/models.py
+++ b/django/forms/models.py
@@ -564,9 +564,7 @@ class BaseModelFormSet(BaseFormSet):
                  queryset=None, *, initial=None, **kwargs):
         self.queryset = queryset
         self.initial_extra = initial
-        defaults = {'data': data, 'files': files, 'auto_id': auto_id, 'prefix': prefix}
-        defaults.update(kwargs)
-        super().__init__(**defaults)
+        super().__init__(**{'data': data, 'files': files, 'auto_id': auto_id, 'prefix': prefix, **kwargs})
 
     def initial_form_count(self):
         """Return the number of forms that are required in this FormSet."""
diff --git a/django/forms/widgets.py b/django/forms/widgets.py
index ba8287cd97..c20c8f1b50 100644
--- a/django/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/forms/widgets.py
@@ -241,10 +241,7 @@ class Widget(metaclass=MediaDefiningClass):
 
     def build_attrs(self, base_attrs, extra_attrs=None):
         """Build an attribute dictionary."""
-        attrs = base_attrs.copy()
-        if extra_attrs is not None:
-            attrs.update(extra_attrs)
-        return attrs
+        return {**base_attrs, **(extra_attrs or {})}
 
     def value_from_datadict(self, data, files, name):
         """
diff --git a/django/test/client.py b/django/test/client.py
index 6406f8309e..3a163d126f 100644
--- a/django/test/client.py
+++ b/django/test/client.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class RequestFactory:
         # - HTTP_COOKIE: for cookie support,
         # - REMOTE_ADDR: often useful, see #8551.
         # See http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-3333/#environ-variables
-        environ = {
+        return {
             'HTTP_COOKIE': self.cookies.output(header='', sep='; '),
             'PATH_INFO': '/',
             'REMOTE_ADDR': '127.0.0.1',
@@ -290,10 +290,9 @@ class RequestFactory:
             'wsgi.multiprocess': True,
             'wsgi.multithread': False,
             'wsgi.run_once': False,
+            **self.defaults,
+            **request,
         }
-        environ.update(self.defaults)
-        environ.update(request)
-        return environ
 
     def request(self, **request):
         "Construct a generic request object."
@@ -325,11 +324,10 @@ class RequestFactory:
     def get(self, path, data=None, secure=False, **extra):
         """Construct a GET request."""
         data = {} if data is None else data
-        r = {
+        return self.generic('GET', path, secure=secure, **{
             'QUERY_STRING': urlencode(data, doseq=True),
-        }
-        r.update(extra)
-        return self.generic('GET', path, secure=secure, **r)
+            **extra,
+        })
 
     def post(self, path, data=None, content_type=MULTIPART_CONTENT,
              secure=False, **extra):
@@ -343,11 +341,10 @@ class RequestFactory:
     def head(self, path, data=None, secure=False, **extra):
         """Construct a HEAD request."""
         data = {} if data is None else data
-        r = {
+        return self.generic('HEAD', path, secure=secure, **{
             'QUERY_STRING': urlencode(data, doseq=True),
-        }
-        r.update(extra)
-        return self.generic('HEAD', path, secure=secure, **r)
+            **extra,
+        })
 
     def trace(self, path, secure=False, **extra):
         """Construct a TRACE request."""
diff --git a/django/test/testcases.py b/django/test/testcases.py
index c099258bef..3496166124 100644
--- a/django/test/testcases.py
+++ b/django/test/testcases.py
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ class SimpleTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         if field_kwargs is None:
             field_kwargs = {}
         required = fieldclass(*field_args, **field_kwargs)
-        optional = fieldclass(*field_args, **dict(field_kwargs, required=False))
+        optional = fieldclass(*field_args, **{**field_kwargs, 'required': False})
         # test valid inputs
         for input, output in valid.items():
             self.assertEqual(required.clean(input), output)
diff --git a/django/test/utils.py b/django/test/utils.py
index 0cec1a2309..1678bf0de4 100644
--- a/django/test/utils.py
+++ b/django/test/utils.py
@@ -423,8 +423,10 @@ class override_settings(TestContextDecorator):
             test_func._overridden_settings = self.options
         else:
             # Duplicate dict to prevent subclasses from altering their parent.
-            test_func._overridden_settings = dict(
-                test_func._overridden_settings, **self.options)
+            test_func._overridden_settings = {
+                **test_func._overridden_settings,
+                **self.options,
+            }
 
     def decorate_class(self, cls):
         from django.test import SimpleTestCase
diff --git a/django/urls/resolvers.py b/django/urls/resolvers.py
index 55785a696f..661525c6d1 100644
--- a/django/urls/resolvers.py
+++ b/django/urls/resolvers.py
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ class URLResolver:
                                     (
                                         new_matches,
                                         p_pattern + pat,
-                                        dict(defaults, **url_pattern.default_kwargs),
-                                        dict(self.pattern.converters, **converters)
+                                        {**defaults, **url_pattern.default_kwargs},
+                                        {**self.pattern.converters, **converters}
                                     )
                                 )
                         for namespace, (prefix, sub_pattern) in url_pattern.namespace_dict.items():
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class URLResolver:
                 else:
                     if sub_match:
                         # Merge captured arguments in match with submatch
-                        sub_match_dict = dict(kwargs, **self.default_kwargs)
+                        sub_match_dict = {**kwargs, **self.default_kwargs}
                         # Update the sub_match_dict with the kwargs from the sub_match.
                         sub_match_dict.update(sub_match.kwargs)
                         # If there are *any* named groups, ignore all non-named groups.
diff --git a/django/utils/feedgenerator.py b/django/utils/feedgenerator.py
index ec01d02697..a0f63901c7 100644
--- a/django/utils/feedgenerator.py
+++ b/django/utils/feedgenerator.py
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ class SyndicationFeed:
             'feed_copyright': to_str(feed_copyright),
             'id': feed_guid or link,
             'ttl': to_str(ttl),
+            **kwargs,
         }
-        self.feed.update(kwargs)
         self.items = []
 
     def add_item(self, title, link, description, author_email=None,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class SyndicationFeed:
             return str(s) if s is not None else s
         if categories:
             categories = [to_str(c) for c in categories]
-        item = {
+        self.items.append({
             'title': to_str(title),
             'link': iri_to_uri(link),
             'description': to_str(description),
@@ -135,9 +135,8 @@ class SyndicationFeed:
             'categories': categories or (),
             'item_copyright': to_str(item_copyright),
             'ttl': to_str(ttl),
-        }
-        item.update(kwargs)
-        self.items.append(item)
+            **kwargs,
+        })
 
     def num_items(self):
         return len(self.items)
diff --git a/django/utils/functional.py b/django/utils/functional.py
index af49322559..dcc8e87f77 100644
--- a/django/utils/functional.py
+++ b/django/utils/functional.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from functools import total_ordering, wraps
 # CPython) is a type and its instances don't bind.
 def curry(_curried_func, *args, **kwargs):
     def _curried(*moreargs, **morekwargs):
-        return _curried_func(*(args + moreargs), **dict(kwargs, **morekwargs))
+        return _curried_func(*(args + moreargs), **{**kwargs, **morekwargs})
     return _curried