diff --git a/admin/create_secrets_files.py b/admin/create_secrets_files.py
index 58aca18fe..402f17dc0 100644
--- a/admin/create_secrets_files.py
+++ b/admin/create_secrets_files.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def main() -> None:
             """,
         )
 
-        file.write_text(file_contents)
+        file.write_text(data=file_contents)
         sys.stdout.write(f"Created database {file.name}\n")
         files_to_create.pop()
 
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 308d9bbf1..d02c56bbc 100755
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 # This method of getting the release from the version goes hand in hand with
 # the ``post-release`` versioning scheme chosen in the ``setuptools-scm``
 # configuration.
-release = version.split(".post")[0]
+release = version.split(sep=".post")[0]
 
 
 project_metadata = importlib.metadata.metadata(distribution_name=project)
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_database_matchers.py b/src/mock_vws/_database_matchers.py
index 5e78cf083..211e4c70f 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_database_matchers.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_database_matchers.py
@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ def get_database_matching_client_keys(
     Raises:
         ValueError: No database matches the given request.
     """
-    content_type = request_headers.get("Content-Type", "").split(sep=";")[0]
-    auth_header = request_headers.get("Authorization")
-    date = request_headers.get("Date", "")
+    request_headers_dict = dict(request_headers)
+    content_type = request_headers_dict.get("Content-Type", "").split(sep=";")[
+        0
+    ]
+    auth_header = request_headers_dict.get("Authorization")
+    date = request_headers_dict.get("Date", "")
 
     for database in databases:
         expected_authorization_header = authorization_header(
@@ -80,9 +83,11 @@ def get_database_matching_server_keys(
     Raises:
         ValueError: No database matches the given request.
     """
-    content_type = request_headers.get("Content-Type", "").split(sep=";")[0]
-    auth_header = request_headers.get("Authorization")
-    date = request_headers.get("Date", "")
+    request_headers_dict = dict(request_headers)
+    content_type_header = request_headers_dict.get("Content-Type", "")
+    content_type = content_type_header.split(sep=";")[0]
+    auth_header = request_headers_dict.get("Authorization")
+    date = request_headers_dict.get("Date", "")
 
     for database in databases:
         expected_authorization_header = authorization_header(
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/healthcheck.py b/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/healthcheck.py
index a20f3a8cc..39c37a5e2 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/healthcheck.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/healthcheck.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ def flask_app_healthy(port: int) -> bool:
     """
     Check if the Flask app is healthy.
     """
-    conn = http.client.HTTPConnection("localhost", port)
+    conn = http.client.HTTPConnection(host="localhost", port=port)
     try:
-        conn.request("GET", "/some-random-endpoint")
+        conn.request(method="GET", url="/some-random-endpoint")
         response = conn.getresponse()
     except (TimeoutError, http.client.HTTPException, socket.gaierror):
         return False
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/target_manager.py b/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/target_manager.py
index 78f944eb1..8c06246f0 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/target_manager.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/target_manager.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class TargetManagerSettings(BaseSettings):
 
 
 @TARGET_MANAGER_FLASK_APP.route(
-    "/databases/<string:database_name>",
+    rule="/databases/<string:database_name>",
     methods=[HTTPMethod.DELETE],
 )
 @beartype
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def delete_database(database_name: str) -> Response:
     return Response(response="", status=HTTPStatus.OK)
 
 
-@TARGET_MANAGER_FLASK_APP.route("/databases", methods=[HTTPMethod.GET])
+@TARGET_MANAGER_FLASK_APP.route(rule="/databases", methods=[HTTPMethod.GET])
 @beartype
 def get_databases() -> Response:
     """
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def get_databases() -> Response:
     )
 
 
-@TARGET_MANAGER_FLASK_APP.route("/databases", methods=[HTTPMethod.POST])
+@TARGET_MANAGER_FLASK_APP.route(rule="/databases", methods=[HTTPMethod.POST])
 @beartype
 def create_database() -> Response:
     """Create a new database.
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def create_database() -> Response:
         TARGET_MANAGER.add_database(database=database)
     except ValueError as exc:
         return Response(
-            response=str(exc),
+            response=str(object=exc),
             status=HTTPStatus.CONFLICT,
         )
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def create_database() -> Response:
 
 
 @TARGET_MANAGER_FLASK_APP.route(
-    "/databases/<string:database_name>/targets",
+    rule="/databases/<string:database_name>/targets",
     methods=[HTTPMethod.POST],
 )
 @beartype
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def create_target(database_name: str) -> Response:
 
 
 @TARGET_MANAGER_FLASK_APP.route(
-    "/databases/<string:database_name>/targets/<string:target_id>",
+    rule="/databases/<string:database_name>/targets/<string:target_id>",
     methods={HTTPMethod.DELETE},
 )
 @beartype
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def delete_target(database_name: str, target_id: str) -> Response:
 
 
 @TARGET_MANAGER_FLASK_APP.route(
-    "/databases/<string:database_name>/targets/<string:target_id>",
+    rule="/databases/<string:database_name>/targets/<string:target_id>",
     methods=[HTTPMethod.PUT],
 )
 def update_target(database_name: str, target_id: str) -> Response:
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/vwq.py b/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/vwq.py
index 924941bca..dee12db42 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/vwq.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/vwq.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def set_terminate_wsgi_input() -> None:
         request.environ["wsgi.input_terminated"] = True
 
 
-@CLOUDRECO_FLASK_APP.errorhandler(ValidatorError)
+@CLOUDRECO_FLASK_APP.errorhandler(code_or_exception=ValidatorError)
 def handle_exceptions(exc: ValidatorError) -> Response:
     """
     Return the error response associated with the given exception.
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def handle_exceptions(exc: ValidatorError) -> Response:
     return response
 
 
-@CLOUDRECO_FLASK_APP.route("/v1/query", methods=[HTTPMethod.POST])
+@CLOUDRECO_FLASK_APP.route(rule="/v1/query", methods=[HTTPMethod.POST])
 def query() -> Response:
     """
     Perform an image recognition query.
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/vws.py b/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/vws.py
index 402b41e2c..2d2f9ac9f 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/vws.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_flask_server/vws.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def validate_request() -> None:
     )
 
 
-@VWS_FLASK_APP.errorhandler(ValidatorError)
+@VWS_FLASK_APP.errorhandler(code_or_exception=ValidatorError)
 def handle_exceptions(exc: ValidatorError) -> Response:
     """
     Return the error response associated with the given exception.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def handle_exceptions(exc: ValidatorError) -> Response:
     return response
 
 
-@VWS_FLASK_APP.route("/targets", methods=[HTTPMethod.POST])
+@VWS_FLASK_APP.route(rule="/targets", methods=[HTTPMethod.POST])
 @beartype
 def add_target() -> Response:
     """Add a target.
@@ -228,7 +228,9 @@ def add_target() -> Response:
     )
 
 
-@VWS_FLASK_APP.route("/targets/<string:target_id>", methods=[HTTPMethod.GET])
+@VWS_FLASK_APP.route(
+    rule="/targets/<string:target_id>", methods=[HTTPMethod.GET]
+)
 @beartype
 def get_target(target_id: str) -> Response:
     """Get details of a target.
@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ def get_target(target_id: str) -> Response:
 
 
 @VWS_FLASK_APP.route(
-    "/targets/<string:target_id>",
+    rule="/targets/<string:target_id>",
     methods=[HTTPMethod.DELETE],
 )
 def delete_target(target_id: str) -> Response:
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ def delete_target(target_id: str) -> Response:
     )
 
 
-@VWS_FLASK_APP.route("/summary", methods=[HTTPMethod.GET])
+@VWS_FLASK_APP.route(rule="/summary", methods=[HTTPMethod.GET])
 @beartype
 def database_summary() -> Response:
     """Get a database summary report.
@@ -390,7 +392,10 @@ def database_summary() -> Response:
     )
 
 
-@VWS_FLASK_APP.route("/summary/<string:target_id>", methods=[HTTPMethod.GET])
+@VWS_FLASK_APP.route(
+    rule="/summary/<string:target_id>",
+    methods=[HTTPMethod.GET],
+)
 def target_summary(target_id: str) -> Response:
     """Get a summary report for a target.
 
@@ -415,7 +420,7 @@ def target_summary(target_id: str) -> Response:
         "result_code": ResultCodes.SUCCESS.value,
         "database_name": database.database_name,
         "target_name": target.name,
-        "upload_date": target.upload_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
+        "upload_date": target.upload_date.strftime(format="%Y-%m-%d"),
         "active_flag": target.active_flag,
         "tracking_rating": target.tracking_rating,
         "total_recos": target.total_recos,
@@ -441,7 +446,7 @@ def target_summary(target_id: str) -> Response:
 
 
 @VWS_FLASK_APP.route(
-    "/duplicates/<string:target_id>",
+    rule="/duplicates/<string:target_id>",
     methods=[HTTPMethod.GET],
 )
 @beartype
@@ -503,7 +508,7 @@ def get_duplicates(target_id: str) -> Response:
     )
 
 
-@VWS_FLASK_APP.route("/targets", methods=[HTTPMethod.GET])
+@VWS_FLASK_APP.route(rule="/targets", methods=[HTTPMethod.GET])
 def target_list() -> Response:
     """Get a list of all targets.
 
@@ -543,7 +548,9 @@ def target_list() -> Response:
     )
 
 
-@VWS_FLASK_APP.route("/targets/<string:target_id>", methods=[HTTPMethod.PUT])
+@VWS_FLASK_APP.route(
+    rule="/targets/<string:target_id>", methods=[HTTPMethod.PUT]
+)
 def update_target(target_id: str) -> Response:
     """Update a target.
 
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_query_tools.py b/src/mock_vws/_query_tools.py
index 9a4a7a0a0..520afd9ab 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_query_tools.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_query_tools.py
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ def get_query_match_response_text(
         content_length=len(request_body),
     )
 
-    max_num_results = fields.get("max_num_results", "1")
-    include_target_data = fields.get("include_target_data", "top").lower()
+    max_num_results = fields.get(key="max_num_results", default="1")
+    include_target_data = fields.get(
+        key="include_target_data",
+        default="top",
+    ).lower()
 
     image_part = files["image"]
     image_value = image_part.stream.read()
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/content_type_validators.py b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/content_type_validators.py
index 89b8dddd8..bd474c6ab 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/content_type_validators.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/content_type_validators.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ def validate_content_type_header(
         NoContentTypeError: The content type header is either empty or not
             given.
     """
-    content_type_header = request_headers.get("Content-Type", "")
+    request_headers_dict = dict(request_headers)
+    content_type_header = request_headers_dict.get("Content-Type", "")
     if not content_type_header:
         _LOGGER.warning(msg="The content type header is empty.")
         raise NoContentTypeError
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/date_validators.py b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/date_validators.py
index b5cfb2dea..d02e44aaa 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/date_validators.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/date_validators.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def validate_date_in_range(*, request_headers: Mapping[str, str]) -> None:
     date_header = request_headers["Date"]
     gmt = ZoneInfo(key="GMT")
 
-    date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(0, tz=gmt)
+    date = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp=0, tz=gmt)
     for date_format in _accepted_date_formats():
         with contextlib.suppress(ValueError):
             date = datetime.datetime.strptime(
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/exceptions.py b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/exceptions.py
index bf1cb7b37..87b87390a 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/exceptions.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
             "WWW-Authenticate": "KWS",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
             "WWW-Authenticate": "VWS",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
             "WWW-Authenticate": "VWS",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
             "WWW-Authenticate": "KWS",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
             "WWW-Authenticate": "KWS",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def __init__(self, given_value: str) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def __init__(self, given_value: str) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ def __init__(self, given_value: str) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
         self.response_text = ""
         self.headers = {
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.response_text = ""
         self.headers = {
             "Connection": "Close",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
             "Date": date,
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Content-Type": "text/html",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -771,5 +771,5 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Cache-Control": "must-revalidate,no-cache,no-store",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/image_validators.py b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/image_validators.py
index e299b4384..203c606de 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/image_validators.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/image_validators.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def validate_image_field_given(
         boundary=boundary.encode(encoding="utf-8"),
         content_length=len(request_body),
     )
-    if files.get("image") is not None:
+    if files.get(key="image") is not None:
         return
 
     _LOGGER.warning(msg="The image field is not given.")
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/include_target_data_validators.py b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/include_target_data_validators.py
index 684a880e8..5f8277ade 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/include_target_data_validators.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/include_target_data_validators.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def validate_include_target_data(
         boundary=boundary.encode(encoding="utf-8"),
         content_length=len(request_body),
     )
-    include_target_data = fields.get("include_target_data", "top")
+    include_target_data = fields.get(key="include_target_data", default="top")
     allowed_included_target_data = {"top", "all", "none"}
     if include_target_data.lower() in allowed_included_target_data:
         return
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/num_results_validators.py b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/num_results_validators.py
index bbfe12d0c..ff4b99ae1 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/num_results_validators.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_query_validators/num_results_validators.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def validate_max_num_results(
         boundary=boundary.encode(encoding="utf-8"),
         content_length=len(request_body),
     )
-    max_num_results = fields.get("max_num_results", "1")
+    max_num_results = fields.get(key="max_num_results", default="1")
 
     try:
         max_num_results_int = int(max_num_results)
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_requests_mock_server/mock_web_query_api.py b/src/mock_vws/_requests_mock_server/mock_web_query_api.py
index abc125c5c..bbe00b7a5 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_requests_mock_server/mock_web_query_api.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_requests_mock_server/mock_web_query_api.py
@@ -136,6 +136,6 @@ def query(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "Server": "nginx",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(response_text)),
         }
         return HTTPStatus.OK, headers, response_text
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_requests_mock_server/mock_web_services_api.py b/src/mock_vws/_requests_mock_server/mock_web_services_api.py
index 7aea34ad6..dbe81ac11 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_requests_mock_server/mock_web_services_api.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_requests_mock_server/mock_web_services_api.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def add_target(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(body_json)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(body_json)),
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def delete_target(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
         body_json = json_dump(body=body)
         headers = {
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(body_json)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(body_json)),
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "Date": date,
             "server": "envoy",
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def database_summary(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
         body_json = json_dump(body=body)
         headers = {
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(body_json)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(body_json)),
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "Date": date,
             "server": "envoy",
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ def target_list(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
         body_json = json_dump(body=body)
         headers = {
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(body_json)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(body_json)),
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "Date": date,
             "server": "envoy",
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def get_target(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
         body_json = json_dump(body=body)
         headers = {
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(body_json)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(body_json)),
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "Date": date,
             "server": "envoy",
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ def get_duplicates(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
         body_json = json_dump(body=body)
         headers = {
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(body_json)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(body_json)),
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "Date": date,
             "server": "envoy",
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ def update_target(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(body_json)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(body_json)),
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ def target_summary(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
             "result_code": ResultCodes.SUCCESS.value,
             "database_name": database.database_name,
             "target_name": target.name,
-            "upload_date": target.upload_date.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"),
+            "upload_date": target.upload_date.strftime(format="%Y-%m-%d"),
             "active_flag": target.active_flag,
             "tracking_rating": target.tracking_rating,
             "total_recos": target.total_recos,
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ def target_summary(self, request: PreparedRequest) -> _ResponseType:
         body_json = json_dump(body=body)
         headers = {
             "Connection": "keep-alive",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(body_json)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(body_json)),
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
             "Date": date,
             "server": "envoy",
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/content_length_validators.py b/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/content_length_validators.py
index a9728e4d6..9e2cc966b 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/content_length_validators.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/content_length_validators.py
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ def validate_content_length_header_is_int(
             integer
     """
     body_length = len(request_body)
-    given_content_length = request_headers.get("Content-Length", body_length)
+    request_headers_dict = dict(request_headers)
+    given_content_length = request_headers_dict.get(
+        "Content-Length",
+        body_length,
+    )
 
     try:
         int(given_content_length)
@@ -59,7 +63,11 @@ def validate_content_length_header_not_too_large(
             that the content length is greater than the body length.
     """
     body_length = len(request_body)
-    given_content_length = request_headers.get("Content-Length", body_length)
+    request_headers_dict = dict(request_headers)
+    given_content_length = request_headers_dict.get(
+        "Content-Length",
+        body_length,
+    )
     given_content_length_value = int(given_content_length)
     # We skip coverage here as running a test to cover this is very slow.
     if given_content_length_value > body_length:  # pragma: no cover
@@ -84,7 +92,11 @@ def validate_content_length_header_not_too_small(
             the content length is smaller than the body length.
     """
     body_length = len(request_body)
-    given_content_length = request_headers.get("Content-Length", body_length)
+    request_headers_dict = dict(request_headers)
+    given_content_length = request_headers_dict.get(
+        "Content-Length",
+        body_length,
+    )
     given_content_length_value = int(given_content_length)
 
     if given_content_length_value < body_length:
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/content_type_validators.py b/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/content_type_validators.py
index 0e98eb8bd..4c97c4cdf 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/content_type_validators.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/content_type_validators.py
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@ def validate_content_type_header_given(
         AuthenticationFailureError: No ``Content-Type`` header is given and the
             request requires one.
     """
+    request_headers_dict = dict(request_headers)
     request_needs_content_type = bool(
         request_method in {HTTPMethod.POST, HTTPMethod.PUT},
     )
-    if request_headers.get("Content-Type") or not request_needs_content_type:
+    if (
+        request_headers_dict.get("Content-Type")
+        or not request_needs_content_type
+    ):
         return
 
     _LOGGER.warning(msg="No Content-Type header is given.")
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/exceptions.py b/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/exceptions.py
index 0eeda683f..c978ad25d 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/_services_validators/exceptions.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def __init__(self, *, status_code: HTTPStatus) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         resources_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "resources"
         filename = "oops_error_occurred_response.html"
         oops_resp_file = resources_dir / filename
-        text = str(oops_resp_file.read_text())
+        text = str(object=oops_resp_file.read_text())
         self.response_text = text
         date = email.utils.formatdate(
             timeval=None,
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
         )
         self.response_text = "stream timeout"
         self.headers = {
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "Date": date,
             "server": "envoy",
             "Content-Type": "text/plain",
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         )
         self.headers = {
             "Connection": "close",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "Date": date,
             "Server": "awselb/2.0",
             "Content-Type": "text/html",
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
         }
 
 
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
             "server": "envoy",
             "Date": date,
             "x-envoy-upstream-service-time": "5",
-            "Content-Length": str(len(self.response_text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(self.response_text)),
             "strict-transport-security": "max-age=31536000",
             "x-aws-region": "us-east-2, us-west-2",
             "x-content-type-options": "nosniff",
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/image_matchers.py b/src/mock_vws/image_matchers.py
index b1a3c2fc2..eba39996a 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/image_matchers.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/image_matchers.py
@@ -83,16 +83,19 @@ def __call__(
         first_image_resized = first_image.resize(size=target_size)
         second_image_resized = second_image.resize(size=target_size)
 
-        first_image_np = np.array(first_image_resized, dtype=np.float32)
-        first_image_tensor = torch.tensor(first_image_np).float() / 255
+        first_image_np = np.array(object=first_image_resized, dtype=np.float32)
+        first_image_tensor = torch.tensor(data=first_image_np).float() / 255
         first_image_tensor = first_image_tensor.view(
             first_image_resized.size[1],
             first_image_resized.size[0],
             len(first_image_resized.getbands()),
         )
 
-        second_image_np = np.array(second_image_resized, dtype=np.float32)
-        second_image_tensor = torch.tensor(second_image_np).float() / 255
+        second_image_np = np.array(
+            object=second_image_resized,
+            dtype=np.float32,
+        )
+        second_image_tensor = torch.tensor(data=second_image_np).float() / 255
         second_image_tensor = second_image_tensor.view(
             second_image_resized.size[1],
             second_image_resized.size[0],
diff --git a/src/mock_vws/target_raters.py b/src/mock_vws/target_raters.py
index 8e2cb1d65..f3c74068f 100644
--- a/src/mock_vws/target_raters.py
+++ b/src/mock_vws/target_raters.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ def _get_brisque_target_tracking_rating(*, image_content: bytes) -> int:
     """
     image_file = io.BytesIO(initial_bytes=image_content)
     image = Image.open(fp=image_file)
-    image_np = np.array(image, dtype=np.float32)
-    image_tensor = torch.tensor(image_np).float() / 255
+    image_np = np.array(object=image, dtype=np.float32)
+    image_tensor = torch.tensor(data=image_np).float() / 255
     image_tensor = image_tensor.view(
         image.size[1],
         image.size[0],
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index b8c06558f..4c05f7cc1 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def endpoint(request: pytest.FixtureRequest) -> Endpoint:
     """
     Return details of an endpoint for the Target API or the Query API.
     """
-    endpoint_fixture: Endpoint = request.getfixturevalue(request.param)
+    endpoint_fixture: Endpoint = request.getfixturevalue(argname=request.param)
     return endpoint_fixture
 
 
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/fixtures/prepared_requests.py b/tests/mock_vws/fixtures/prepared_requests.py
index dac456b0b..b9c8e4f50 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/fixtures/prepared_requests.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/fixtures/prepared_requests.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def add_target(
     headers = {
         "Authorization": authorization_string,
         "Date": date,
-        "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         "Content-Type": content_type,
     }
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def delete_target(
     headers = {
         "Authorization": authorization_string,
         "Date": date,
-        "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
     }
 
     return Endpoint(
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def database_summary(vuforia_database: VuforiaDatabase) -> Endpoint:
 
     headers = {
         "Authorization": authorization_string,
-        "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         "Date": date,
     }
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ def get_duplicates(
 
     headers = {
         "Authorization": authorization_string,
-        "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         "Date": date,
     }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ def get_target(
 
     headers = {
         "Authorization": authorization_string,
-        "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         "Date": date,
     }
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ def target_list(vuforia_database: VuforiaDatabase) -> Endpoint:
 
     headers = {
         "Authorization": authorization_string,
-        "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         "Date": date,
     }
 
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def target_summary(
 
     headers = {
         "Authorization": authorization_string,
-        "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         "Date": date,
     }
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ def update_target(
 
     headers = {
         "Authorization": authorization_string,
-        "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         "Content-Type": content_type,
         "Date": date,
     }
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ def query(
 
     headers = {
         "Authorization": authorization_string,
-        "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         "Date": date,
         "Content-Type": content_type_header,
     }
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/fixtures/vuforia_backends.py b/tests/mock_vws/fixtures/vuforia_backends.py
index 23f70d7e3..2c67081f7 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/fixtures/vuforia_backends.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/fixtures/vuforia_backends.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(
     if config.getoption(name=skip_docker_build_tests_option):
         for item in items:
             if "requires_docker_build" in item.keywords:
-                item.add_marker(skip_docker_build_tests_marker)
+                item.add_marker(marker=skip_docker_build_tests_marker)
 
 
 @beartype
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_content_length.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_content_length.py
index 264900328..12160dc2e 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_content_length.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_content_length.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def test_not_integer(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:
         if netloc == "cloudreco.vuforia.com":
             assert not response.text
             assert response.headers == {
-                "Content-Length": str(len(response.text)),
+                "Content-Length": str(object=len(response.text)),
                 "Connection": "Close",
             }
             return
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def test_not_integer(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:
         )
         assert response.text == expected_response_text
         expected_headers = {
-            "Content-Length": str(len(response.text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(response.text)),
             "Content-Type": "text/html",
             "Connection": "close",
             "Server": "awselb/2.0",
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ def test_too_large(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
             pytest.skip(reason="No Content-Type header for this request")
 
         netloc = urlparse(url=endpoint.base_url).netloc
-        content_length = str(int(endpoint.headers["Content-Length"]) + 1)
+        content_length = str(
+            object=int(endpoint.headers["Content-Length"]) + 1
+        )
 
         new_headers = {
             **endpoint.headers,
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ def test_too_large(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
             assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.GATEWAY_TIMEOUT
             assert not response.text
             assert response.headers == {
-                "Content-Length": str(len(response.text)),
+                "Content-Length": str(object=len(response.text)),
                 "Connection": "keep-alive",
             }
             return
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ def test_too_large(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:  # pragma: no cover
         # We have seen both of these response texts.
         assert response.text in {"stream timeout", ""}
         expected_headers = {
-            "Content-Length": str(len(response.text)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(response.text)),
             "Connection": "close",
             "Content-Type": "text/plain",
             "server": "envoy",
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ def test_too_small(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:
 
         new_headers = {
             **endpoint.headers,
-            "Content-Length": str(content_length),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=content_length),
         }
 
         new_endpoint = Endpoint(
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_database_summary.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_database_summary.py
index cf43d5a1b..d1ce06f32 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_database_summary.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_database_summary.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def _log_attempt_number(retry_state: RetryCallState) -> None:
     # We wait 0.2 seconds rather than less than that to decrease the number
     # of calls made to the API, to decrease the likelihood of hitting the
     # request quota.
-    wait=wait_fixed(0.2),
+    wait=wait_fixed(wait=0.2),
     # Wait up to 700 seconds (arbitrary, though we saw timeouts with 500
     # seconds) for the number of images in various categories to match the
     # expected number. This is necessary because the database summary endpoint
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_date_header.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_date_header.py
index 4556ca53d..9c4c2302d 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_date_header.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_date_header.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def test_incorrect_date_format(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:
         gmt = ZoneInfo(key="GMT")
         with freeze_time(time_to_freeze=datetime.now(tz=gmt)):
             now = datetime.now(tz=gmt)
-            date_incorrect_format = now.strftime("%a %b %d %H:%M:%S")
+            date_incorrect_format = now.strftime(format="%a %b %d %H:%M:%S")
 
         authorization_string = authorization_header(
             access_key=endpoint.access_key,
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_docker.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_docker.py
index 9f254b126..68f3bdbfa 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_docker.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_docker.py
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ def test_build_and_run(
 
     try:
         target_manager_image, _ = client.images.build(
-            path=str(repository_root),
-            dockerfile=str(dockerfile),
+            path=str(object=repository_root),
+            dockerfile=str(object=dockerfile),
             tag=target_manager_tag,
             target="target-manager",
             rm=True,
@@ -132,16 +132,16 @@ def test_build_and_run(
         )
 
     vwq_image, _ = client.images.build(
-        path=str(repository_root),
-        dockerfile=str(dockerfile),
+        path=str(object=repository_root),
+        dockerfile=str(object=dockerfile),
         tag=vwq_tag,
         target="vwq",
         rm=True,
     )
 
     vws_image, _ = client.images.build(
-        path=str(repository_root),
-        dockerfile=str(dockerfile),
+        path=str(object=repository_root),
+        dockerfile=str(object=dockerfile),
         tag=vws_tag,
         target="vws",
         rm=True,
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_flask_app_usage.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_flask_app_usage.py
index a10f4e82c..551dc9907 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_flask_app_usage.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_flask_app_usage.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_custom(
         seconds = 5.0
         monkeypatch.setenv(
             name="PROCESSING_TIME_SECONDS",
-            value=str(seconds),
+            value=str(object=seconds),
         )
         database = VuforiaDatabase()
         databases_url = _EXAMPLE_URL_FOR_TARGET_MANAGER + "/databases"
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_get_duplicates.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_get_duplicates.py
index 671c90d58..c52b64730 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_get_duplicates.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_get_duplicates.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def test_duplicates_not_same(
         similar_image_buffer = io.BytesIO()
         pil_similar_image = Image.open(fp=similar_image_data)
         # Re-save means similar but not identical.
-        pil_similar_image.save(similar_image_buffer, format="JPEG")
+        pil_similar_image.save(fp=similar_image_buffer, format="JPEG")
         assert similar_image_buffer.getvalue() != image_data.getvalue()
 
         original_target_id = vws_client.add_target(
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_invalid_json.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_invalid_json.py
index fd2d68110..afc3b75ea 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_invalid_json.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_invalid_json.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def test_invalid_json(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:
             **endpoint.headers,
             "Authorization": authorization_string,
             "Date": date,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         }
 
         new_endpoint = Endpoint(
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def test_invalid_json_with_skewed_time(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:
         new_headers = {
             **endpoint.headers,
             "Authorization": authorization_string,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
             "Date": date,
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_query.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_query.py
index 84457a62f..151240777 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_query.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_query.py
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ def test_match_exact(
             application_metadata=metadata_encoded,
         )
 
-        approximate_target_created = calendar.timegm(time.gmtime())
+        approximate_target_created = calendar.timegm(tuple=time.gmtime())
 
         vws_client.wait_for_target_processed(target_id=target_id)
 
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ def test_match_similar(
         similar_image_data = copy.copy(x=high_quality_image)
         pil_similar_image = Image.open(fp=similar_image_data)
         # Re-save means similar but not identical.
-        pil_similar_image.save(similar_image_buffer, format="JPEG")
+        pil_similar_image.save(fp=similar_image_buffer, format="JPEG")
 
         (matching_target,) = cloud_reco_client.query(
             image=similar_image_buffer,
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ def test_updated_target(
             application_metadata=metadata_encoded,
         )
 
-        calendar.timegm(time.gmtime())
+        calendar.timegm(tuple=time.gmtime())
 
         vws_client.wait_for_target_processed(target_id=target_id)
 
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ def test_updated_target(
             application_metadata=new_metadata_encoded,
         )
 
-        approximate_target_updated = calendar.timegm(time.gmtime())
+        approximate_target_updated = calendar.timegm(tuple=time.gmtime())
 
         vws_client.wait_for_target_processed(target_id=target_id)
 
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ def test_deleted_active(
         #
         # We retry to allow for this difference.
         for attempt in Retrying(
-            wait=wait_fixed(0.1),
+            wait=wait_fixed(wait=0.1),
             stop=stop_after_delay(max_delay=3),
             retry=retry_if_exception_type(
                 exception_types=(AssertionError,),
@@ -2018,7 +2018,7 @@ def test_date_formats(
 
         gmt = ZoneInfo(key="GMT")
         now = datetime.datetime.now(tz=gmt)
-        date = now.strftime(datetime_format)
+        date = now.strftime(format=datetime_format)
         request_path = "/v1/query"
         content, content_type_header = encode_multipart_formdata(fields=body)
         method = HTTPMethod.POST
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_requests_mock_usage.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_requests_mock_usage.py
index 0da5d1789..3cb3471f6 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_requests_mock_usage.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_requests_mock_usage.py
@@ -247,14 +247,14 @@ def test_no_scheme() -> None:
             'Invalid URL "vuforia.vws.example.com": No scheme supplied. '
             'Perhaps you meant "https://vuforia.vws.example.com".'
         )
-        assert str(vws_exc.value) == expected
+        assert str(object=vws_exc.value) == expected
         with pytest.raises(expected_exception=MissingSchemeError) as vwq_exc:
             MockVWS(base_vwq_url="vuforia.vwq.example.com")
         expected = (
             'Invalid URL "vuforia.vwq.example.com": No scheme supplied. '
             'Perhaps you meant "https://vuforia.vwq.example.com".'
         )
-        assert str(vwq_exc.value) == expected
+        assert str(object=vwq_exc.value) == expected
 
 
 class TestTargets:
@@ -376,7 +376,12 @@ def test_date_changes() -> None:
         The date that the response is sent is in the response Date header.
         """
         new_year = 2012
-        new_time = datetime.datetime(new_year, 1, 1, tzinfo=datetime.UTC)
+        new_time = datetime.datetime(
+            year=new_year,
+            month=1,
+            day=1,
+            tzinfo=datetime.UTC,
+        )
         with MockVWS(), freeze_time(time_to_freeze=new_time):
             response = requests.get(
                 url="https://vws.vuforia.com/summary",
@@ -445,7 +450,7 @@ def test_duplicate_keys() -> None:
                 (bad_database_name_db, database_name_conflict_error),
             ):
                 with pytest.raises(
-                    ValueError,
+                    expected_exception=ValueError,
                     match=expected_message + "$",
                 ):
                     mock.add_database(database=bad_database)
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_target_summary.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_target_summary.py
index f1d61c237..c432e78b4 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_target_summary.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_target_summary.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def test_after_processing(
         It also shows that ``reco_rating`` is not provided even when the status
         is success.
         """
-        image_file = request.getfixturevalue(image_fixture_name)
+        image_file = request.getfixturevalue(argname=image_fixture_name)
 
         target_id = vws_client.add_target(
             name="example",
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/test_unexpected_json.py b/tests/mock_vws/test_unexpected_json.py
index beaac61f9..c7f96856e 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/test_unexpected_json.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/test_unexpected_json.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def test_does_not_take_data(endpoint: Endpoint) -> None:
             "Authorization": authorization_string,
             "Date": date,
             "Content-Type": content_type,
-            "Content-Length": str(len(content)),
+            "Content-Length": str(object=len(content)),
         }
 
         new_endpoint = Endpoint(
diff --git a/tests/mock_vws/utils/assertions.py b/tests/mock_vws/utils/assertions.py
index 2ad4752cf..936e207bb 100644
--- a/tests/mock_vws/utils/assertions.py
+++ b/tests/mock_vws/utils/assertions.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def assert_vws_response(
         "x-envoy-upstream-service-time",
     }
     assert {str.lower(key) for key in response.headers} == response_header_keys
-    assert response.headers["Content-Length"] == str(len(response.text))
+    assert response.headers["Content-Length"] == str(object=len(response.text))
     assert response.headers["Content-Type"] == "application/json"
     assert response.headers["server"] == "envoy"
     assert response.headers["x-content-type-options"] == "nosniff"
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def assert_query_success(*, response: Response) -> None:
 
     expected_response_header_not_chunked = {
         "Connection": "keep-alive",
-        "Content-Length": str(response.tell_position),
+        "Content-Length": str(object=response.tell_position),
         "Content-Type": "application/json",
         "Server": "nginx",
     }
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ def assert_vwq_failure(
     assert response.headers.get("transfer-encoding", "chunked") == "chunked"
     assert response.headers["Connection"] == connection
     if "Content-Length" in response.headers:  # pragma: no cover
-        assert response.headers["Content-Length"] == str(len(response.text))
+        assert response.headers["Content-Length"] == str(
+            object=len(response.text)
+        )
     # In some tests we see that sometimes there is no Content-Length header
     # here.
     else:  # pragma: no cover