diff --git a/.ruff-excludes.toml b/.ruff-excludes.toml
index 84f66710cec..8cbbe89a835 100644
--- a/.ruff-excludes.toml
+++ b/.ruff-excludes.toml
@@ -568,13 +568,6 @@
     "UP036",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/outdated-version-block
     "UP038",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/non-pep604-isinstance
 ]
-"./scripts/list_hardware.py" = [
-    "I001",     # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/unsorted-imports
-    "UP006",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/non-pep585-annotation
-    "UP015",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/redundant-open-modes
-    "UP032",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/f-string
-    "UP035",    # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/deprecated-import
-]
 "./scripts/logging/dictionary/database_gen.py" = [
     "E713",     # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/not-in-test
     "E741",     # https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/rules/ambiguous-variable-name
diff --git a/scripts/list_hardware.py b/scripts/list_hardware.py
index b24755fbabc..91514b50c9b 100755
--- a/scripts/list_hardware.py
+++ b/scripts/list_hardware.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import argparse
+import re
+import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath
+
 import pykwalify.core
-import sys
-from typing import List
 import yaml
-import re
 
 try:
     from yaml import CSafeLoader as SafeLoader
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ except ImportError:
 
 
 SOC_SCHEMA_PATH = str(Path(__file__).parent / 'schemas' / 'soc-schema.yml')
-with open(SOC_SCHEMA_PATH, 'r') as f:
+with open(SOC_SCHEMA_PATH) as f:
     soc_schema = yaml.load(f.read(), Loader=SafeLoader)
 
 SOC_VALIDATOR = pykwalify.core.Core(schema_data=soc_schema, source_data={})
 
 ARCH_SCHEMA_PATH = str(Path(__file__).parent / 'schemas' / 'arch-schema.yml')
-with open(ARCH_SCHEMA_PATH, 'r') as f:
+with open(ARCH_SCHEMA_PATH) as f:
     arch_schema = yaml.load(f.read(), Loader=SafeLoader)
 
 ARCH_VALIDATOR = pykwalify.core.Core(schema_data=arch_schema, source_data={})
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Systems:
         '''Load SoCs from a soc.yml file.
         '''
         try:
-            with open(socs_file, 'r') as f:
+            with open(socs_file) as f:
                 socs_yaml = f.read()
         except FileNotFoundError as e:
             sys.exit(f'ERROR: socs.yml file not found: {socs_file.as_posix()}', e)
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ class Systems:
 @dataclass
 class Soc:
     name: str
-    cpuclusters: List[str]
-    folder: List[str]
+    cpuclusters: list[str]
+    folder: list[str]
     series: str = ''
     family: str = ''
 
@@ -190,17 +190,17 @@ class Soc:
 @dataclass
 class Series:
     name: str
-    folder: List[str]
+    folder: list[str]
     family: str
-    socs: List[Soc]
+    socs: list[Soc]
 
 
 @dataclass
 class Family:
     name: str
-    folder: List[str]
-    series: List[Series]
-    socs: List[Soc]
+    folder: list[str]
+    series: list[Series]
+    socs: list[Soc]
 
 
 def unique_paths(paths):
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ def find_v2_archs(args):
                 ARCH_VALIDATOR.source = archs
                 ARCH_VALIDATOR.validate()
             except pykwalify.errors.SchemaError as e:
-                sys.exit('ERROR: Malformed "build" section in file: {}\n{}'
-                         .format(archs_yml.as_posix(), e))
+                sys.exit(f'ERROR: Malformed "build" section in file: {archs_yml.as_posix()}\n{e}')
 
             if args.arch is not None:
                 archs = {'archs': list(filter(