diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 9fd45a2f..e77c2017 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # All configuration values have a default; values that are commented out
 # serve to show the default.
 
-import datetime
+from datetime import date
 
 import pyiem
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = "pyIEM"
-copyright = "2015-%s, daryl herzmann" % (datetime.date.today().year,)
+copyright = f"2015-{date.today().year}, daryl herzmann"
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
diff --git a/src/pyiem/dep.py b/src/pyiem/dep.py
index 2302cffe..a9a782b6 100644
--- a/src/pyiem/dep.py
+++ b/src/pyiem/dep.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 """Utilities for the Daily Erosion Project"""
 
-import datetime
 import math
 import re
+from datetime import date, timedelta
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -80,12 +80,10 @@ def read_yld(filename):
         xref[cropcode] = label  # noqa
     rows = []
     for cropcode, doy, ofe, yld, year in YLD_DATA.findall(data):
-        date = datetime.date(int(year), 1, 1) + datetime.timedelta(
-            days=(int(doy) - 1)
-        )
+        dt = date(int(year), 1, 1) + timedelta(days=(int(doy) - 1))
         rows.append(
             dict(
-                valid=date,
+                valid=dt,
                 year=int(year),
                 yield_kgm2=float(yld),
                 crop=xref[cropcode],
@@ -160,9 +158,7 @@ def man2df(mandict: dict, year1: int = 1) -> pd.DataFrame:
                     > -1
                 ):
                     doy = surfeff["mdate"]
-                    plant_date = datetime.date(
-                        year, 1, 1
-                    ) + datetime.timedelta(days=doy - 1)
+                    plant_date = date(year, 1, 1) + timedelta(days=doy - 1)
             rows.append(
                 {
                     "year": year,
@@ -446,7 +442,7 @@ def read_cli(filename, compute_rfactor=False, return_rfactor_metric=True):
             dr = points[i] - points[i - 1]
             maxr = max(maxr, dr / dt)
         linenum += breakpoints + 1
-        dates.append(datetime.date(int(year), int(mo), int(da)))
+        dates.append(date(int(year), int(mo), int(da)))
         rows.append(
             {
                 "tmax": float(tmax),
diff --git a/src/pyiem/htmlgen.py b/src/pyiem/htmlgen.py
index 4abd9d72..ccbbe86f 100644
--- a/src/pyiem/htmlgen.py
+++ b/src/pyiem/htmlgen.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-"""Utility functions that generate HTML."""
+"""
+Utility functions that generate HTML.
+"""
 
 from pyiem.network import Table as NetworkTable
 
@@ -43,15 +45,15 @@ def make_select(
 ) -> str:
     """Generate a HTML select element.
 
-    The trick here is what `data` looks like.  The basic form is a ``dict``.
-    You can get `optgroup`s by having the dictionary keys be additional
+    The trick here is what ``data`` looks like. The basic form is a ``dict``.
+    You can get ``optgroup`` by having the dictionary keys be additional
     lists or dicts.
 
     Args:
       name (str): The select name attribute to assign.
       selected (mixed): The option value that should be set to selected.
       data (dict): The structure to build our select from.
-      jscallback (str): javascript to place in the `onChange` attribute.
+      jscallback (str): javascript to place in the ``onChange`` attribute.
       cssclass (str): CSS class to assign to the select element.
       showvalue (bool): Should option label be prepended by key label.