diff --git a/pyqtgraph/debug.py b/pyqtgraph/debug.py
index 15d1fb3c..37b612cd 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/debug.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/debug.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def findRefPath(startObj, endObj, maxLen=8, restart=True, seen={}, path=None, ig
             #print prefix+"  FRAME"
             continue
         try:
-            if any([r is x for x in  path]):
+            if any(r is x for x in  path):
                 #print prefix+"  LOOP", objChainString([r]+path)
                 continue
         except:
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def refPathString(chain):
         o2 = chain[i]
         cont = False
         if isinstance(o1, list) or isinstance(o1, tuple):
-            if any([o2 is x for x in o1]):
+            if any(o2 is x for x in o1):
                 s += "[%d]" % o1.index(o2)
                 continue
         #print "  not list"
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/dockarea/Container.py b/pyqtgraph/dockarea/Container.py
index 04b775f9..34f16288 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/dockarea/Container.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/dockarea/Container.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class SplitContainer(Container, QtGui.QSplitter):
         
     def saveState(self):
         sizes = self.sizes()
-        if all([x == 0 for x in sizes]):
+        if all(x == 0 for x in sizes):
             sizes = [10] * len(sizes)
         return {'sizes': sizes}
         
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/imageview/ImageView.py b/pyqtgraph/imageview/ImageView.py
index c7f0b66d..6f60170c 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/imageview/ImageView.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/imageview/ImageView.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class ImageView(QtGui.QWidget):
         
         if not isinstance(img, np.ndarray):
             required = ['dtype', 'max', 'min', 'ndim', 'shape', 'size']
-            if not all([hasattr(img, attr) for attr in required]):
+            if not all(hasattr(img, attr) for attr in required):
                 raise TypeError("Image must be NumPy array or any object "
                                 "that provides compatible attributes/methods:\n"
                                 "  %s" % str(required))
diff --git a/pyqtgraph/metaarray/MetaArray.py b/pyqtgraph/metaarray/MetaArray.py
index 169ff43c..b07f66ab 100644
--- a/pyqtgraph/metaarray/MetaArray.py
+++ b/pyqtgraph/metaarray/MetaArray.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class MetaArray(object):
     nameTypes = [basestring, tuple]
     @staticmethod
     def isNameType(var):
-        return any([isinstance(var, t) for t in MetaArray.nameTypes])
+        return any(isinstance(var, t) for t in MetaArray.nameTypes)
         
         
     ## methods to wrap from embedded ndarray / HDF5