diff --git a/aexpect/ops_windows.py b/aexpect/ops_windows.py
index e8124a3..3afd7ad 100644
--- a/aexpect/ops_windows.py
+++ b/aexpect/ops_windows.py
@@ -572,8 +572,7 @@ def curl(session, url, proxy_address=None, proxy_port=None, insecure=False):
     """
     # extra indentation is not allowed within PS heredocs
     # pylint: disable=C0301
-    skip_ssl_template = dedent(
-        """\
+    skip_ssl_template = dedent("""\
         Add-Type -Language CSharp @"
         namespace System.Net
         {
@@ -588,8 +587,7 @@ def curl(session, url, proxy_address=None, proxy_port=None, insecure=False):
             }
         }
         "@;
-        [System.Net.Util]::Init()"""
-    )
+        [System.Net.Util]::Init()""")
 
     # TODO: WebRequest (wrapper on top of System.Net.WebClient) is painfully slow
     # for some reason compared to the 3rd-party curl.exe tool, but let's use it for now.
diff --git a/aexpect/rss_client.py b/aexpect/rss_client.py
index c2137ee..d1c3f75 100644
--- a/aexpect/rss_client.py
+++ b/aexpect/rss_client.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def _receive_msg(self, timeout=60):
 
     def _handle_transfer_error(self):
         # Save original exception
-        (_type, error, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
+        _type, error, traceback = sys.exc_info()
         try:
             # See if we can get an error message
             msg = self._receive_msg()
diff --git a/aexpect/scripts/aexpect_helper.py b/aexpect/scripts/aexpect_helper.py
index 6cbb609..3c9e473 100755
--- a/aexpect/scripts/aexpect_helper.py
+++ b/aexpect/scripts/aexpect_helper.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def main():  # too-many-* pylint:disable=R0914,R0912,R0915
     os.putenv("TERM", "dumb")
 
     server_log.info("Forking child process for command")
-    (shell_pid, shell_fd) = pty.fork()
+    shell_pid, shell_fd = pty.fork()
     if shell_pid == 0:
         # Child process: run the command in a subshell
         if len(command) > 255:
diff --git a/requirements-travis.txt b/requirements-travis.txt
index d25483c..a7a5e7f 100644
--- a/requirements-travis.txt
+++ b/requirements-travis.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ setuptools==80.8.0
 pycodestyle==2.13.0
 inspektor==0.5.3
 pytest==9.0.3
-black==24.4.2
+black==26.3.1