diff --git a/recipes/parisreview.recipe b/recipes/parisreview.recipe
index e670ff7a53..62e6663195 100644
--- a/recipes/parisreview.recipe
+++ b/recipes/parisreview.recipe
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ class ParisReview(BasicNewsRecipe):
     # keep_only_tags = []
     remove_tags = []
     # remove_tags_before = dict()
-    remove_tags_after = dict()
+    remove_tags_after = {}
     feeds          = [('Posts', 'http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheParisReviewBlog')]
diff --git a/recipes/sol_haber.recipe b/recipes/sol_haber.recipe
index 164ff1da5f..b2b1c9d421 100644
--- a/recipes/sol_haber.recipe
+++ b/recipes/sol_haber.recipe
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class SolHaberRecipe(BasicNewsRecipe):
     def parse_index(self):
 
         result = []
-        articles_dict = dict()
+        articles_dict = {}
 
         author_regexp = re.compile('^http://.*?/yazarlar/(.*?)/.*$')
         category_regexp = re.compile('^http://.*?/(.+?)/.*$')
diff --git a/ruff-strict-pep8.toml b/ruff-strict-pep8.toml
index fb6af8e1e9..ff2c6e4b67 100644
--- a/ruff-strict-pep8.toml
+++ b/ruff-strict-pep8.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ quote-style = 'single'
 [lint]
 ignore = [
     'E402', 'E722', 'E741',
-    'UP012', 'UP030', 'UP032', 'UP038', 'C408', 'C413', 'C420',
+    'UP012', 'UP030', 'UP032', 'UP038', 'C413', 'C420',
 ]
 select = [
     'E', 'F', 'I', 'W', 'INT',
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ section-order = ['__python__', "future", "standard-library", "third-party", "fir
 [lint.isort.sections]
 '__python__' = ['__python__']
 
+[lint.flake8-comprehensions]
+allow-dict-calls-with-keyword-arguments = true
+
 [lint.flake8-quotes]
 avoid-escape = true
 docstring-quotes = 'single'
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py
index 136d7020e2..22196790c9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/smart_device_app/driver.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ConnectionListener(Thread):
         self.daemon = True
         self.driver = driver
         self.keep_running = True
-        self.all_ip_addresses = dict()
+        self.all_ip_addresses = {}
 
     def stop(self):
         self.keep_running = False
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ class SMART_DEVICE_APP(DeviceConfig, DevicePlugin):
                 self._debug('timeout -- disconnected')
             else:
                 try:
-                    if self._call_client('NOOP', dict())[0] is None:
+                    if self._call_client('NOOP', {})[0] is None:
                         self._close_device_socket()
                 except:
                     self._close_device_socket()
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ class SMART_DEVICE_APP(DeviceConfig, DevicePlugin):
     def get_device_information(self, end_session=True):
         self._debug()
         self.report_progress(1.0, _('Get device information...'))
-        opcode, result = self._call_client('GET_DEVICE_INFORMATION', dict())
+        opcode, result = self._call_client('GET_DEVICE_INFORMATION', {})
         if opcode == 'OK':
             self.driveinfo = result['device_info']
             self._update_driveinfo_record(self.driveinfo, self.PREFIX, 'main')
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/html/convert_from.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/html/convert_from.py
index 0fbef54a27..0bed5ac710 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/html/convert_from.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/html/convert_from.py
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ class HTMLConverter:
         @return: A dictionary with one entry for each property where the key
                 is the property name and the value is the property value.
         '''
-        prop = dict()
+        prop = {}
         for s in props.split(';'):
             l = s.split(':',1)
             if len(l)==2:
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrs.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrs.py
index 4594295730..6d7aa0b14e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrs.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/lrf/pylrs/pylrs.py
@@ -2301,7 +2301,7 @@ class ImageStream(LrsObject, LrsContainer):
 
 class Image(LrsObject, LrsContainer, LrsAttributes):
 
-    defaults = dict()
+    defaults = {}
 
     def __init__(self, refstream, x0=0, x1=0,
                  y0=0, y1=0, xsize=0, ysize=0, **settings):
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py
index ebb265027c..ba7f97f419 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/opf3_test.py
@@ -339,11 +339,11 @@ class TestOPF3(unittest.TestCase):
             set_user_metadata(root, read_prefixes(root), read_refines(root), val)
             return ru(root)
         root = self.get_opf('''<meta name="calibre:user_metadata:#a" content='{"1":1}'/>''')
-        self.ae({'#a': {'1': 1, 'is_multiple': dict()}}, ru(root))
+        self.ae({'#a': {'1': 1, 'is_multiple': {}}}, ru(root))
         root = self.get_opf('''<meta name="calibre:user_metadata:#a" content='{"1":1}'/>'''
                             '''<meta property="calibre:user_metadata">{"#b":{"2":2}}</meta>''')
-        self.ae({'#b': {'2': 2, 'is_multiple': dict()}}, ru(root))
-        self.ae({'#c': {'3': 3, 'is_multiple': {}, 'is_multiple2': dict()}}, su(root, {'#c':{'3':3}}))
+        self.ae({'#b': {'2': 2, 'is_multiple': {}}}, ru(root))
+        self.ae({'#c': {'3': 3, 'is_multiple': {}, 'is_multiple2': {}}}, su(root, {'#c':{'3':3}}))
 
     # }}}
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/all_actions.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/all_actions.py
index a89f9e632b..12f0d2c30e 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/all_actions.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/all_actions.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ class AllGUIActions(InterfaceAction):
 
         # Get display names of builtin and user plugins. We tell the difference
         # using the class full module name. Plugins start with 'calibre_plugins'
-        builtin_actions = list()
-        user_plugins = list()
+        builtin_actions = []
+        user_plugins = []
         for display_name, act_data in name_data.items():
             act = model.name_to_action(act_data['action_name'], self.gui)
             if act is not None:
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/mark_books.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/mark_books.py
index e1f75061f6..49ffa9f93f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/mark_books.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/mark_books.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class MarkBooksAction(InterfaceActionWithLibraryDrop):
         num = len(frozenset(marked_ids).intersection(db.new_api.all_book_ids()))
         text = _('Show marked book') if num == 1 else (_('Show marked books') + (' (%d)' % num))
         self.show_marked_action.setText(text)
-        counts = dict()
+        counts = {}
         for v in marked_ids.values():
             counts[v] = counts.get(v, 0) + 1
         labels = sorted(counts.keys(), key=sort_key)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/open.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/open.py
index 2d3c5f6c41..b5fbeb586b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/open.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/open.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class OpenFolderAction(InterfaceAction):
         va = self.gui.iactions['View'].view_folder
         self.qaction.triggered.connect(va)
         a = self.create_menu_action(self.qaction.menu(), 'show-data-folder',
-                                _('Open book data folder'), icon='document_open.png', shortcut=tuple())
+                                _('Open book data folder'), icon='document_open.png', shortcut=())
         a.triggered.connect(partial(va, data_folder=True))
 
     def location_selected(self, loc):
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_template_tester.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_template_tester.py
index dbd2c9da8e..f751ce98a9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_template_tester.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/show_template_tester.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ShowTemplateTesterAction(InterfaceAction):
         #                 text=self.non_modal_window_title,
         #                 icon='debug.png',
         #                 triggered=partial(self.show_template_editor, modal=False))
-        self.non_modal_dialogs = list()
+        self.non_modal_dialogs = []
 
     def last_template_text(self):
         return self.previous_text
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/book_info.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/book_info.py
index f2cee736b3..919872de43 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/book_info.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/book_info.py
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ class BookInfo(QDialog, DropMixin):
             mi = dbn.get_metadata(book_id, get_cover=False)
             mi.cover_data = [None, dbn.cover(book_id, as_image=True)]
             mi.path = None
-            mi.format_files = dict()
-            mi.formats = list()
+            mi.format_files = {}
+            mi.formats = []
             mi.marked = ''
             mi.field_metadata = db.field_metadata
             mi.external_library_path = library_path
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/smartdevice.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/smartdevice.py
index a47cd42745..b539473a5d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/smartdevice.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/smartdevice.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def ipaddr_sort_key(ipaddr):
 
 
 def get_all_ip_addresses():
-    ipaddrs = list()
+    ipaddrs = []
     for iface in itervalues(get_all_ips()):
         for addrs in iface:
             if 'broadcast' in addrs and addrs['addr'] != '127.0.0.1':
diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/formatter.py b/src/calibre/utils/formatter.py
index ba3d8b33a4..cfa12ecf47 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/formatter.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/formatter.py
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ class _Parser:
 
             # Eat the opening paren, parse the argument list, then eat the closing paren
             self.consume()
-            arguments = list()
+            arguments = []
             while not self.token_op_is(')'):
                 # parse an argument expression (recursive call)
                 arguments.append(self.expression_list())
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ class _Interpreter:
         self.parent_book = parent.book
         self.funcs = funcs
         self.locals = {'$':val}
-        self.local_functions = dict()
+        self.local_functions = {}
         self.override_line_number = None
         self.global_vars = global_vars if isinstance(global_vars, dict) else {}
         if break_reporter:
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ class _Interpreter:
             self.error(_("Unknown identifier '{0}'").format(prog.name), prog.line_number)
 
     def do_node_func(self, prog):
-        args = list()
+        args = []
         for arg in prog.expression_list:
             # evaluate the expression (recursive call)
             args.append(self.expr(arg))
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ class _Interpreter:
                                                           len(prog.arguments),
                                                           len(argument_list)),
                        prog.line_number)
-        new_locals = dict()
+        new_locals = {}
         for i,arg in enumerate(argument_list):
             if len(prog.arguments) > i:
                 new_locals[arg.left] = self.expr(prog.arguments[i])
diff --git a/src/calibre/utils/formatter_functions.py b/src/calibre/utils/formatter_functions.py
index 8f5672ec01..6aa2b072c4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/utils/formatter_functions.py
+++ b/src/calibre/utils/formatter_functions.py
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ program:
                   "associated separator"))
 
         # Starting in python 3.7 dicts preserve order so we don't need OrderedDict
-        result = dict()
+        result = {}
         i = 0
         while i < len(args):
             lst = [v.strip() for v in args[i].split(args[i+1]) if v.strip()]