diff --git a/python/gherkin/ast_builder.py b/python/gherkin/ast_builder.py
index 212f5156a..15a50a55c 100644
--- a/python/gherkin/ast_builder.py
+++ b/python/gherkin/ast_builder.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import TypedDict, cast, TypeVar, Union, List
+from typing import TypedDict, cast, TypeVar, Union
 
 from .ast_node import AstNode
 from .errors import AstBuilderException
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def get_description(node: AstNode) -> str:
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_steps(node: AstNode) -> list[Step]:
-        return cast(List[Step], node.get_items("Step"))
+        return cast(list[Step], node.get_items("Step"))
 
     def transform_node(
         self, node: AstNode
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def transform_node(
             examples_line = examples_node.get_token("ExamplesLine")
             description = self.get_description(examples_node)
             examples_table_rows = cast(
-                List[TableRow], examples_node.get_single("ExamplesTable")
+                list[TableRow], examples_node.get_single("ExamplesTable")
             )
             table_header = examples_table_rows[0] if examples_table_rows else None
             table_body = examples_table_rows[1:] if examples_table_rows else []
diff --git a/python/gherkin/dialect.py b/python/gherkin/dialect.py
index c637a0211..f52f15d7b 100644
--- a/python/gherkin/dialect.py
+++ b/python/gherkin/dialect.py
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
 DialectSpec = TypedDict(
     "DialectSpec",
     {
-        "and": List[str],
-        "background": List[str],
-        "but": List[str],
-        "examples": List[str],
-        "feature": List[str],
-        "given": List[str],
-        "rule": List[str],
-        "scenario": List[str],
-        "scenarioOutline": List[str],
-        "then": List[str],
-        "when": List[str],
+        "and": list[str],
+        "background": list[str],
+        "but": list[str],
+        "examples": list[str],
+        "feature": list[str],
+        "given": list[str],
+        "rule": list[str],
+        "scenario": list[str],
+        "scenarioOutline": list[str],
+        "then": list[str],
+        "when": list[str],
     },
 )
 
diff --git a/python/test/count_symbols_test.py b/python/test/count_symbols_test.py
index 0d41f7553..b449ff49b 100644
--- a/python/test/count_symbols_test.py
+++ b/python/test/count_symbols_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding=utf-8
-
-
 def test_count_length_of_astral_point_symbols_correctly():
     string = "\U0001f63b"
     assert 1 == len(string)
diff --git a/python/test/gherkin_test.py b/python/test/gherkin_test.py
index ee3023b18..7f243cabc 100644
--- a/python/test/gherkin_test.py
+++ b/python/test/gherkin_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding=utf-8
 from gherkin.token_scanner import TokenScanner
 from gherkin.token_matcher import TokenMatcher
 from gherkin.parser import Parser
diff --git a/python/test/pickles_test/compiler_test.py b/python/test/pickles_test/compiler_test.py
index 4c2702284..8081f767b 100644
--- a/python/test/pickles_test/compiler_test.py
+++ b/python/test/pickles_test/compiler_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# coding=utf-8
 import json
 import textwrap