diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index ec04f98b9..77b0e4835 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -333,5 +333,6 @@ Xuan Luong
 Xuecong Liao
 Yoav Caspi
 Zac Hatfield-Dodds
+Zachary Kneupper
 Zoltán Máté
 Zsolt Cserna
diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 798e42e1f..6892a0758 100644
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -100,10 +100,7 @@ def pre_release(version, *, skip_check_links):
 
 
 def changelog(version, write_out=False):
-    if write_out:
-        addopts = []
-    else:
-        addopts = ["--draft"]
+    addopts = [] if write_out else ["--draft"]
     check_call(["towncrier", "--yes", "--version", version] + addopts)
 
 
diff --git a/src/_pytest/capture.py b/src/_pytest/capture.py
index 9e2d3fa62..34123718c 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/capture.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/capture.py
@@ -618,14 +618,8 @@ class MultiCapture(Generic[AnyStr]):
         return self._state == "started"
 
     def readouterr(self) -> CaptureResult[AnyStr]:
-        if self.out:
-            out = self.out.snap()
-        else:
-            out = ""
-        if self.err:
-            err = self.err.snap()
-        else:
-            err = ""
+        out = self.out.snap() if self.out else ""
+        err = self.err.snap() if self.err else ""
         return CaptureResult(out, err)
 
 
diff --git a/src/_pytest/doctest.py b/src/_pytest/doctest.py
index cba11a44f..e2cca3791 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/doctest.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/doctest.py
@@ -647,10 +647,7 @@ def _init_checker_class() -> Type["doctest.OutputChecker"]:
                 exponent: Optional[str] = w.group("exponent1")
                 if exponent is None:
                     exponent = w.group("exponent2")
-                if fraction is None:
-                    precision = 0
-                else:
-                    precision = len(fraction)
+                precision = 0 if fraction is None else len(fraction)
                 if exponent is not None:
                     precision -= int(exponent)
                 if float(w.group()) == approx(float(g.group()), abs=10 ** -precision):
diff --git a/src/_pytest/terminal.py b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
index 01d378abc..a8dd0fc6a 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -669,10 +669,7 @@ class TerminalReporter:
         skipped = len(self.stats.get("skipped", []))
         deselected = len(self.stats.get("deselected", []))
         selected = self._numcollected - errors - skipped - deselected
-        if final:
-            line = "collected "
-        else:
-            line = "collecting "
+        line = "collected " if final else "collecting "
         line += (
             str(self._numcollected) + " item" + ("" if self._numcollected == 1 else "s")
         )
diff --git a/src/_pytest/threadexception.py b/src/_pytest/threadexception.py
index b250a5234..43341e739 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/threadexception.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/threadexception.py
@@ -61,10 +61,7 @@ def thread_exception_runtest_hook() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
     with catch_threading_exception() as cm:
         yield
         if cm.args:
-            if cm.args.thread is not None:
-                thread_name = cm.args.thread.name
-            else:
-                thread_name = "<unknown>"
+            thread_name = "<unknown>" if cm.args.thread is None else cm.args.thread.name
             msg = f"Exception in thread {thread_name}\n\n"
             msg += "".join(
                 traceback.format_exception(