diff --git a/command.py b/command.py
index 8c31c184..fa48264b 100644
--- a/command.py
+++ b/command.py
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class Command:
                 output.end()
 
     def _ResetPathToProjectMap(self, projects):
-        self._by_path = dict((p.worktree, p) for p in projects)
+        self._by_path = {p.worktree: p for p in projects}
 
     def _UpdatePathToProjectMap(self, project):
         self._by_path[project.worktree] = project
diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index 0068ac6a..97baed57 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -727,10 +727,10 @@ https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo/+/HEAD/docs/manifest-format.md
             self._output_manifest_project_extras(p, e)
 
             if p.subprojects:
-                subprojects = set(subp.name for subp in p.subprojects)
+                subprojects = {subp.name for subp in p.subprojects}
                 output_projects(p, e, list(sorted(subprojects)))
 
-        projects = set(p.name for p in self._paths.values() if not p.parent)
+        projects = {p.name for p in self._paths.values() if not p.parent}
         output_projects(None, root, list(sorted(projects)))
 
         if self._repo_hooks_project:
@@ -800,10 +800,10 @@ https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo/+/HEAD/docs/manifest-format.md
             for child in node.childNodes:
                 if child.nodeType == xml.dom.Node.ELEMENT_NODE:
                     attrs = child.attributes
-                    element = dict(
-                        (attrs.item(i).localName, attrs.item(i).value)
+                    element = {
+                        attrs.item(i).localName: attrs.item(i).value
                         for i in range(attrs.length)
-                    )
+                    }
                     if child.nodeName in SINGLE_ELEMENTS:
                         ret[child.nodeName] = element
                     elif child.nodeName in MULTI_ELEMENTS:
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo/+/HEAD/docs/manifest-format.md
     @property
     def PartialCloneExclude(self):
         exclude = self.manifest.manifestProject.partial_clone_exclude or ""
-        return set(x.strip() for x in exclude.split(","))
+        return {x.strip() for x in exclude.split(",")}
 
     def SetManifestOverride(self, path):
         """Override manifestFile.  The caller must call Unload()"""
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index dbdaa2c2..1e87d152 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ later is required to fix a server side protocol bug.
                 break
             # Stop us from non-stopped fetching actually-missing repos: If set
             # of missing repos has not been changed from last fetch, we break.
-            missing_set = set(p.name for p in missing)
+            missing_set = {p.name for p in missing}
             if previously_missing_set == missing_set:
                 break
             previously_missing_set = missing_set