diff --git a/dev/check_files.py b/dev/check_files.py
index c8085c806670..52260c1da293 100644
--- a/dev/check_files.py
+++ b/dev/check_files.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def check_release(files: list[str], version: str):
 
 
 def expand_name_variations(files):
-    return list(sorted(base + suffix for base, suffix in product(files, ["", ".asc", ".sha512"])))
+    return sorted(base + suffix for base, suffix in product(files, ["", ".asc", ".sha512"]))
 
 
 def check_upgrade_check(files: list[str], version: str):
diff --git a/dev/perf/dags/elastic_dag.py b/dev/perf/dags/elastic_dag.py
index c8b4ec1c2905..ce61785643d6 100644
--- a/dev/perf/dags/elastic_dag.py
+++ b/dev/perf/dags/elastic_dag.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def chain_as_grid(*tasks: BashOperator):
     """
     if len(tasks) > 100 * 99 / 2:
         raise ValueError("Cannot generate grid DAGs with lateral size larger than 100 tasks.")
-    grid_size = min(n for n in range(100) if n * (n + 1) / 2 >= len(tasks))
+    grid_size = next(n for n in range(100) if n * (n + 1) / 2 >= len(tasks))
 
     def index(i, j):
         """
diff --git a/dev/send_email.py b/dev/send_email.py
index 505eb73fca09..575474e2a196 100755
--- a/dev/send_email.py
+++ b/dev/send_email.py
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def result(
 @cli.command("announce")
 @click.option(
     "--receiver_email",
-    default=",".join(list(MAILING_LIST.values())),
+    default=",".join(MAILING_LIST.values()),
     prompt="The receiver email (To:)",
     help="Receiver's email address. If more than 1, separate them by comma",
 )
diff --git a/dev/stats/get_important_pr_candidates.py b/dev/stats/get_important_pr_candidates.py
index b54139de0258..3830953c6fb1 100755
--- a/dev/stats/get_important_pr_candidates.py
+++ b/dev/stats/get_important_pr_candidates.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import heapq
 import logging
 import math
 import pickle
@@ -346,9 +347,7 @@ def main(
     if load:
         console.print("Loading PRs from cache and recalculating scores.")
         selected_prs = pickle.load(load, encoding="bytes")
-        issue_num = 0
-        for pr in selected_prs:
-            issue_num += 1
+        for issue_num, pr in enumerate(selected_prs, 1):
             console.print(
                 f"[green]Loading PR: #{pr.pull_request.number} `{pr.pull_request.title}`.[/]"
                 f" Score: {pr.score}."
@@ -363,12 +362,10 @@ def main(
         repo = g.get_repo("apache/airflow")
         commits = repo.get_commits(since=date_start, until=date_end)
         pulls: list[PullRequest] = [pull for commit in commits for pull in commit.get_pulls()]
-        issue_num = 0
         scores: dict = {}
-        for pull in pulls:
+        for issue_num, pull in enumerate(pulls, 1):
             p = PrStat(g=g, pull_request=pull)  # type: ignore
             scores.update({pull.number: [p.score, pull.title]})
-            issue_num += 1
             console.print(
                 f"[green]Selecting PR: #{pull.number} `{pull.title}` as candidate.[/]"
                 f" Score: {scores[pull.number][0]}."
@@ -384,7 +381,7 @@ def main(
                 break
 
     console.print(f"Top {top_number} out of {issue_num} PRs:")
-    for pr_scored in sorted(scores.items(), key=lambda s: s[1], reverse=True)[:top_number]:
+    for pr_scored in heapq.nlargest(top_number, scores.items(), key=lambda s: s[1]):
         console.print(f"[green] * PR #{pr_scored[0]}: {pr_scored[1][1]}. Score: [magenta]{pr_scored[1][0]}")
 
     if save: