gh-37948: some ruff fixes in misc folder
just a few minor changes, as suggested by `ruff` in the `misc` folder
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URL: https://github.com/sagemath/sage/pull/37948
Reported by: Frédéric Chapoton
Reviewer(s): David Coudert
