diff --git a/pdf_build_src/process_markdowns.py b/pdf_build_src/process_markdowns.py
index 705daa8b22..42e984fa98 100644
--- a/pdf_build_src/process_markdowns.py
+++ b/pdf_build_src/process_markdowns.py
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ def correct_tables(root_path, debug=False):
                             for i, new_line in enumerate(content):
                                 if i == start_line:
                                     new_content.pop()
-                                if i >= start_line and i < end_line:
+                                if start_line <= i < end_line:
                                     new_content.append("|".join(table[count]) + " \n")
                                     count += 1
                                 elif i == end_line:
diff --git a/tools/add_contributors.py b/tools/add_contributors.py
index 1fe86f6abf..c6cc537dcd 100644
--- a/tools/add_contributors.py
+++ b/tools/add_contributors.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ def emoji_map(reverse=False) -> dict[str, str]:
         "tutorial": ":check_mark_button:",
         "maintenance": ":construction:",
         "financial": ":dollar_banknote:",
-        "infra": ":metro:",
     }
 
 
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ def update_tributors(
 """ALLCONTRIB"""
 
 
-def load_allcontrib(allcontrib_file: Path) -> None:
+def load_allcontrib(allcontrib_file: Path) -> dict:
     """Load `.all-contributorsrc` file."""
     with open(allcontrib_file, "r", encoding="utf8") as input_file:
         return json.load(input_file)
diff --git a/tools/mkdocs_macros_bids/macros.py b/tools/mkdocs_macros_bids/macros.py
index f68453c6b8..e43e8449d3 100644
--- a/tools/mkdocs_macros_bids/macros.py
+++ b/tools/mkdocs_macros_bids/macros.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def make_metadata_table(field_info, src_path=None):
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    field_names : dict
+    field_info : dict
         A list of the field names.
         Field names correspond to filenames in the "metadata" directory of the
         schema.
diff --git a/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/render/tables.py b/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/render/tables.py
index cf8645ffeb..b32e982e52 100644
--- a/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/render/tables.py
+++ b/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/render/tables.py
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ def make_entity_table(schema, tablefmt="github", src_path=None, **kwargs):
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    schema_path : str
+    schema : str
         Directory containing schema, which is stored in yaml files.
     tablefmt : string, optional
         The target table format. The default is "github" (GitHub format).
diff --git a/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/render/text.py b/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/render/text.py
index 1106e17185..c9fb6f2298 100644
--- a/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/render/text.py
+++ b/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/render/text.py
@@ -559,10 +559,6 @@ def render_text(schema, key: str, src_path=None):
     schema : dict
         The BIDS schema.
 
-    object : str
-        The object to render the description for:
-        possible values correspond to the keys in schema["objects"].
-
     key : str
         The key of the object to render the description for:
         possible values correspond to the keys in schema["objects"][object]
diff --git a/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/schema.py b/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/schema.py
index 8a51725f1b..cae15fece1 100644
--- a/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/schema.py
+++ b/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/schema.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def flatten_enums(namespace, inplace=True):
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    schema : dict
+    namespace : dict
         Schema in dictionary form to be flattened.
 
     Returns
diff --git a/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/validator.py b/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/validator.py
index 34621a8c60..4ec04f6df6 100644
--- a/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/validator.py
+++ b/tools/schemacode/bidsschematools/validator.py
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ def _get_directory_suffixes(my_schema):
 
 def _get_paths(
     bids_paths,
-    pseudofile_suffixes=[],
+    pseudofile_suffixes=None,
     dummy_paths=False,
-    exclude_files=[],
+    exclude_files=None,
 ):
     """
     Get all paths from a list of directories, excluding hidden subdirectories from distribution.
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ def _get_paths(
         first.
     """
 
+    if exclude_files is None:
+        exclude_files = []
+    if pseudofile_suffixes is None:
+        pseudofile_suffixes = []
+
     path_list = []
     bidsignore_list = []
     bids_root_found = False
@@ -387,7 +392,7 @@ def validate_all(
 
     Parameters
     ----------
-    bids_paths : list or str
+    paths_list : list or str
         A string pointing to a BIDS directory for which paths should be validated, or a list
         of strings pointing to individual files or subdirectories which *all* reside within
         one and only one BIDS directory root (i.e. nested datasets should be validated
@@ -548,7 +553,7 @@ def validate_bids(
     report_path=False,
     suppress_errors=False,
     accept_non_bids_dir=False,
-    exclude_files=[],
+    exclude_files=None,
 ):
     """
     Validate paths according to BIDS schema.
@@ -604,6 +609,9 @@ def validate_bids(
         https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-specification/pull/969#issuecomment-1132119492
     """
 
+    if exclude_files is None:
+        exclude_files = []
+
     if isinstance(in_paths, str):
         in_paths = [in_paths]