diff --git a/galleries/examples/ticks/date_formatters_locators.py b/galleries/examples/ticks/date_formatters_locators.py
index 39492168242f..8c3b24bb4c26 100644
--- a/galleries/examples/ticks/date_formatters_locators.py
+++ b/galleries/examples/ticks/date_formatters_locators.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 
+# While these appear unused directly, they are used from eval'd strings.
 from matplotlib.dates import (FR, MO, MONTHLY, SA, SU, TH, TU, WE,
                               AutoDateFormatter, AutoDateLocator,
                               ConciseDateFormatter, DateFormatter, DayLocator,
diff --git a/galleries/tutorials/images.py b/galleries/tutorials/images.py
index 0867f7b6d672..a7c474dab40b 100644
--- a/galleries/tutorials/images.py
+++ b/galleries/tutorials/images.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 
     In [1]: %matplotlib inline
 
-This turns on inline plotting, where plot graphics will appear in your
-notebook.  This has important implications for interactivity.  For inline plotting, commands in
+This turns on inline plotting, where plot graphics will appear in your notebook.  This
+has important implications for interactivity.  For inline plotting, commands in
 cells below the cell that outputs a plot will not affect the plot.  For example,
 changing the colormap is not possible from cells below the cell that creates a plot.
 However, for other backends, such as Qt, that open a separate window,
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/nbagg_uat.ipynb b/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/nbagg_uat.ipynb
index e9fc62bc2883..0513fee2b54c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/nbagg_uat.ipynb
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/nbagg_uat.ipynb
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
    "metadata": {},
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "from matplotlib.backends.backend_nbagg import new_figure_manager,show\n",
+    "from matplotlib.backends.backend_nbagg import new_figure_manager\n",
     "\n",
     "manager = new_figure_manager(1000)\n",
     "fig = manager.canvas.figure\n",
@@ -341,15 +341,18 @@
     "x = np.arange(0, 2*np.pi, 0.01)        # x-array\n",
     "line, = ax.plot(x, np.sin(x))\n",
     "\n",
+    "\n",
     "def animate(i):\n",
     "    line.set_ydata(np.sin(x+i/10.0))  # update the data\n",
     "    return line,\n",
     "\n",
-    "#Init only required for blitting to give a clean slate.\n",
+    "\n",
+    "# Init only required for blitting to give a clean slate.\n",
     "def init():\n",
     "    line.set_ydata(np.ma.array(x, mask=True))\n",
     "    return line,\n",
     "\n",
+    "\n",
     "ani = animation.FuncAnimation(fig, animate, np.arange(1, 200), init_func=init,\n",
     "                              interval=100., blit=True)\n",
     "plt.show()"
@@ -405,6 +408,8 @@
     "ln, = ax.plot(x,y)\n",
     "evt = []\n",
     "colors = iter(itertools.cycle(['r', 'g', 'b', 'k', 'c']))\n",
+    "\n",
+    "\n",
     "def on_event(event):\n",
     "    if event.name.startswith('key'):\n",
     "        fig.suptitle('%s: %s' % (event.name, event.key))\n",
@@ -417,6 +422,7 @@
     "    fig.canvas.draw()\n",
     "    fig.canvas.draw_idle()\n",
     "\n",
+    "\n",
     "fig.canvas.mpl_connect('button_press_event', on_event)\n",
     "fig.canvas.mpl_connect('button_release_event', on_event)\n",
     "fig.canvas.mpl_connect('scroll_event', on_event)\n",
@@ -448,10 +454,12 @@
     "fig, ax = plt.subplots()\n",
     "text = ax.text(0.5, 0.5, '', ha='center')\n",
     "\n",
+    "\n",
     "def update(text):\n",
     "    text.set(text=time.ctime())\n",
     "    text.axes.figure.canvas.draw()\n",
-    "    \n",
+    "\n",
+    "\n",
     "timer = fig.canvas.new_timer(500, [(update, [text], {})])\n",
     "timer.start()\n",
     "plt.show()"
@@ -471,7 +479,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "fig, ax = plt.subplots()\n",
-    "text = ax.text(0.5, 0.5, '', ha='center') \n",
+    "text = ax.text(0.5, 0.5, '', ha='center')\n",
     "timer = fig.canvas.new_timer(500, [(update, [text], {})])\n",
     "\n",
     "timer.single_shot = True\n",
@@ -578,11 +586,12 @@
     "cnt = itertools.count()\n",
     "bg = None\n",
     "\n",
+    "\n",
     "def onclick_handle(event):\n",
     "    \"\"\"Should draw elevating green line on each mouse click\"\"\"\n",
     "    global bg\n",
     "    if bg is None:\n",
-    "        bg = ax.figure.canvas.copy_from_bbox(ax.bbox) \n",
+    "        bg = ax.figure.canvas.copy_from_bbox(ax.bbox)\n",
     "    ax.figure.canvas.restore_region(bg)\n",
     "\n",
     "    cur_y = (next(cnt) % 10) * 0.1\n",
@@ -590,6 +599,7 @@
     "    ax.draw_artist(ln)\n",
     "    ax.figure.canvas.blit(ax.bbox)\n",
     "\n",
+    "\n",
     "fig, ax = plt.subplots()\n",
     "ax.plot([0, 1], [0, 1], 'r')\n",
     "ln, = ax.plot([0, 1], [0, 0], 'g', animated=True)\n",
@@ -598,13 +608,6 @@
     "\n",
     "ax.figure.canvas.mpl_connect('button_press_event', onclick_handle)"
    ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [],
-   "source": []
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b980e512769a..b580feff930e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -93,19 +93,13 @@ sections = "FUTURE,STDLIB,THIRDPARTY,PYDATA,FIRSTPARTY,LOCALFOLDER"
 force_sort_within_sections = true
 
 [tool.ruff]
-exclude = [
-    ".git",
+extend-exclude = [
     "build",
     "doc/gallery",
     "doc/tutorials",
     "tools/gh_api.py",
-    ".tox",
-    ".eggs",
-    # TODO: fix .ipynb files
-    "*.ipynb"
 ]
 line-length = 88
-target-version = "py311"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
 ignore = [
@@ -131,9 +125,7 @@ ignore = [
     "D404",
     "D413",
     "D415",
-    "D416",
     "D417",
-    "E24",
     "E266",
     "E305",
     "E306",
@@ -174,15 +166,13 @@ convention = "numpy"
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
 "*.pyi" = ["E501"]
+"*.ipynb" = ["E402"]
 "doc/conf.py" = ["E402"]
-"galleries/examples/animation/frame_grabbing_sgskip.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/tricontour_demo.py" = ["E201"]
 "galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/tripcolor_demo.py" = ["E201"]
 "galleries/examples/images_contours_and_fields/triplot_demo.py" = ["E201"]
 "galleries/examples/lines_bars_and_markers/marker_reference.py" = ["E402"]
-"galleries/examples/misc/print_stdout_sgskip.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/examples/misc/table_demo.py" = ["E201"]
-"galleries/examples/style_sheets/bmh.py" = ["E501"]
 "galleries/examples/subplots_axes_and_figures/demo_constrained_layout.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/examples/text_labels_and_annotations/custom_legends.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/examples/ticks/date_concise_formatter.py" = ["E402"]
@@ -211,21 +201,17 @@ convention = "numpy"
 "lib/mpl_toolkits/axisartist/angle_helper.py" = ["E221"]
 "lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/proj3d.py" = ["E201"]
 
-"galleries/users_explain/artists/paths.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/users_explain/quick_start.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/users_explain/artists/patheffects_guide.py" = ["E402"]
-"galleries/users_explain/artists/transforms_tutorial.py" = ["E402", "E501"]
-"galleries/users_explain/colors/colormaps.py" = ["E501"]
+"galleries/users_explain/artists/transforms_tutorial.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/users_explain/colors/colors.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/tutorials/artists.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/users_explain/axes/constrainedlayout_guide.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/users_explain/axes/legend_guide.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/users_explain/axes/tight_layout_guide.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/users_explain/animations/animations.py" = ["E501"]
-"galleries/tutorials/images.py" = ["E501"]
 "galleries/tutorials/pyplot.py" = ["E402", "E501"]
 "galleries/users_explain/text/annotations.py" = ["E402", "E501"]
-"galleries/users_explain/text/mathtext.py" = ["E501"]
 "galleries/users_explain/text/text_intro.py" = ["E402"]
 "galleries/users_explain/text/text_props.py" = ["E501"]
 
@@ -236,18 +222,12 @@ enable_error_code = [
   "redundant-expr",
   "truthy-bool",
 ]
-enable_incomplete_feature = [
-  "Unpack",
-]
 exclude = [
   #stubtest
   ".*/matplotlib/(sphinxext|backends|pylab|testing/jpl_units)",
   #mypy precommit
   "galleries/",
   "doc/",
-  "lib/matplotlib/backends/",
-  "lib/matplotlib/sphinxext",
-  "lib/matplotlib/testing/jpl_units",
   "lib/mpl_toolkits/",
   #removing tests causes errors in backends
   "lib/matplotlib/tests/",