diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index a4cf0e92e..3fb6260b8 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 * Use certificates from `certifi` if installed by [coletdjnz](https://github.com/coletdjnz)
 * Treat multiple `--match-filters` as OR
-* File locking improvevemnts:
+* File locking improvements:
     * Do not lock downloading file on Windows
     * Do not prevent download if locking is unsupported
     * Do not truncate files before locking by [jakeogh](https://github.com/jakeogh), [pukkandan](https://github.com/pukkandan)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4b55f6d7..8a8477c9b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ with YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl:
     ydl.download(['https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc'])
 ```
 
-Most likely, you'll want to use various options. For a list of options available, have a look at [`yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py`](yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py#L197).
+Most likely, you'll want to use various options. For a list of options available, have a look at [`yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py`](yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py#L181).
 
 Here's a more complete example demonstrating various functionality:
 
diff --git a/devscripts/bash-completion.py b/devscripts/bash-completion.py
index 73d698c39..27ec7ca7a 100755
--- a/devscripts/bash-completion.py
+++ b/devscripts/bash-completion.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import os
 import sys
-from os.path import dirname as dirn
 
-sys.path.insert(0, dirn(dirn(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
 import yt_dlp
 
 BASH_COMPLETION_FILE = "completions/bash/yt-dlp"
diff --git a/devscripts/fish-completion.py b/devscripts/fish-completion.py
index c318b69e4..dcb1d6582 100755
--- a/devscripts/fish-completion.py
+++ b/devscripts/fish-completion.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 import optparse
 import os
 import sys
-from os.path import dirname as dirn
 
-sys.path.insert(0, dirn(dirn(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
 import yt_dlp
 from yt_dlp.utils import shell_quote
 
diff --git a/devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py b/devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
index 6d5f96cf0..5e2070602 100644
--- a/devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
+++ b/devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from inspect import getsource
-from os.path import dirname as dirn
 
-sys.path.insert(0, dirn(dirn(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
 lazy_extractors_filename = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else 'yt_dlp/extractor/lazy_extractors.py'
 if os.path.exists(lazy_extractors_filename):
diff --git a/devscripts/zsh-completion.py b/devscripts/zsh-completion.py
index 2d5ac2a45..06660d8fd 100755
--- a/devscripts/zsh-completion.py
+++ b/devscripts/zsh-completion.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import os
 import sys
-from os.path import dirname as dirn
 
-sys.path.insert(0, dirn(dirn(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
+
 import yt_dlp
 
 ZSH_COMPLETION_FILE = "completions/zsh/_yt-dlp"
diff --git a/test/test_overwrites.py b/test/test_overwrites.py
index 39741b65c..a6d5bae40 100644
--- a/test/test_overwrites.py
+++ b/test/test_overwrites.py
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import unittest
-from os.path import join
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
 from test.helper import is_download_test, try_rm
 
 root_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-download_file = join(root_dir, 'test.webm')
+download_file = os.path.join(root_dir, 'test.webm')
 
 
 @is_download_test
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ class TestOverwrites(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.getsize(download_file) > 1)
 
     def tearDown(self):
-        try_rm(join(root_dir, 'test.webm'))
+        try_rm(os.path.join(root_dir, 'test.webm'))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index a8bb7f45c..eaf2d9216 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
         SUPPRESS = 'light black'
 
     def _format_text(self, handle, allow_colors, text, f, fallback=None, *, test_encoding=False):
+        text = str(text)
         if test_encoding:
             original_text = text
             # handle.encoding can be None. See https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/2711
@@ -895,7 +896,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
             text = text.encode(encoding, 'ignore').decode(encoding)
             if fallback is not None and text != original_text:
                 text = fallback
-        if isinstance(f, self.Styles):
+        if isinstance(f, Enum):
             f = f.value
         return format_text(text, f) if allow_colors else text if fallback is None else fallback
 
@@ -1708,6 +1709,7 @@ class YoutubeDL:
             entries.append(entry)
             try:
                 if entry is not None:
+                    # TODO: Add auto-generated fields
                     self._match_entry(entry, incomplete=True, silent=True)
             except (ExistingVideoReached, RejectedVideoReached):
                 broken = True
diff --git a/yt_dlp/compat.py b/yt_dlp/compat.py
index 7a1500435..9d3a6bbfd 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/compat.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/compat.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ compat_urllib_request = urllib.request
 compat_urlparse = compat_urllib_parse = urllib.parse
 
 
-# To be removed
+# To be removed - Do not use
 
 compat_basestring = str
 compat_collections_abc = collections.abc
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py
index 0dc8dea26..1b9deeae8 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/abematv.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 # NOTE: network handler related code is temporary thing until network stack overhaul PRs are merged (#2861/#2862)
 
+
 def add_opener(ydl, handler):
     ''' Add a handler for opening URLs, like _download_webpage '''
     # https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Lib/urllib/request.py#L426
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/sonyliv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/sonyliv.py
index 771f890cc..17d28478f 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/sonyliv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/sonyliv.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
+import json
 import math
 import random
 import time
@@ -82,21 +83,32 @@ class SonyLIVIE(InfoExtractor):
             raise ExtractorError(f'Invalid username/password; {self._LOGIN_HINT}')
 
         self.report_login()
-        data = '''{"mobileNumber":"%s","channelPartnerID":"MSMIND","country":"IN","timestamp":"%s",
-        "otpSize":6,"loginType":"REGISTERORSIGNIN","isMobileMandatory":true}
-         ''' % (username, datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%MZ"))
         otp_request_json = self._download_json(
             'https://apiv2.sonyliv.com/AGL/1.6/A/ENG/WEB/IN/HR/CREATEOTP-V2',
-            None, note='Sending OTP', data=data.encode(), headers=self._HEADERS)
+            None, note='Sending OTP', headers=self._HEADERS, data=json.dumps({
+                'mobileNumber': username,
+                'channelPartnerID': 'MSMIND',
+                'country': 'IN',
+                'timestamp': datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%MZ'),
+                'otpSize': 6,
+                'loginType': 'REGISTERORSIGNIN',
+                'isMobileMandatory': True,
+            }).encode())
         if otp_request_json['resultCode'] == 'KO':
             raise ExtractorError(otp_request_json['message'], expected=True)
-        otp_code = self._get_tfa_info('OTP')
-        data = '''{"channelPartnerID":"MSMIND","mobileNumber":"%s","country":"IN","otp":"%s",
-        "dmaId":"IN","ageConfirmation":true,"timestamp":"%s","isMobileMandatory":true}
-         ''' % (username, otp_code, datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%MZ"))
+
         otp_verify_json = self._download_json(
             'https://apiv2.sonyliv.com/AGL/2.0/A/ENG/WEB/IN/HR/CONFIRMOTP-V2',
-            None, note='Verifying OTP', data=data.encode(), headers=self._HEADERS)
+            None, note='Verifying OTP', headers=self._HEADERS, data=json.dumps({
+                'channelPartnerID': 'MSMIND',
+                'mobileNumber': username,
+                'country': 'IN',
+                'otp': self._get_tfa_info('OTP'),
+                'dmaId': 'IN',
+                'ageConfirmation': True,
+                'timestamp': datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%MZ'),
+                'isMobileMandatory': True,
+            }).encode())
         if otp_verify_json['resultCode'] == 'KO':
             raise ExtractorError(otp_request_json['message'], expected=True)
         self._HEADERS['authorization'] = otp_verify_json['resultObj']['accessToken']
diff --git a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/sponsorblock.py b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/sponsorblock.py
index 501e30320..7749ffe05 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/postprocessor/sponsorblock.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/postprocessor/sponsorblock.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+import hashlib
 import json
 import re
-from hashlib import sha256
 
 from .ffmpeg import FFmpegPostProcessor
 from ..compat import compat_urllib_parse_urlencode
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class SponsorBlockPP(FFmpegPostProcessor):
         return sponsor_chapters
 
     def _get_sponsor_segments(self, video_id, service):
-        hash = sha256(video_id.encode('ascii')).hexdigest()
+        hash = hashlib.sha256(video_id.encode('ascii')).hexdigest()
         # SponsorBlock API recommends using first 4 hash characters.
         url = f'{self._API_URL}/api/skipSegments/{hash[:4]}?' + compat_urllib_parse_urlencode({
             'service': service,
diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index 25ac864f3..35e8d1d5b 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -4793,12 +4793,12 @@ def random_birthday(year_field, month_field, day_field):
 
 
 # Templates for internet shortcut files, which are plain text files.
-DOT_URL_LINK_TEMPLATE = '''
+DOT_URL_LINK_TEMPLATE = '''\
 [InternetShortcut]
 URL=%(url)s
-'''.lstrip()
+'''
 
-DOT_WEBLOC_LINK_TEMPLATE = '''
+DOT_WEBLOC_LINK_TEMPLATE = '''\
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
@@ -4807,16 +4807,16 @@ DOT_WEBLOC_LINK_TEMPLATE = '''
 \t<string>%(url)s</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
-'''.lstrip()
+'''
 
-DOT_DESKTOP_LINK_TEMPLATE = '''
+DOT_DESKTOP_LINK_TEMPLATE = '''\
 [Desktop Entry]
 Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=%(filename)s
 Type=Link
 URL=%(url)s
 Icon=text-html
-'''.lstrip()
+'''
 
 LINK_TEMPLATES = {
     'url': DOT_URL_LINK_TEMPLATE,
@@ -4872,7 +4872,7 @@ def iri_to_uri(iri):
 def to_high_limit_path(path):
     if sys.platform in ['win32', 'cygwin']:
         # Work around MAX_PATH limitation on Windows. The maximum allowed length for the individual path segments may still be quite limited.
-        return r'\\?\ '.rstrip() + os.path.abspath(path)
+        return '\\\\?\\' + os.path.abspath(path)
 
     return path