diff --git a/papyri/gen.py b/papyri/gen.py
index bd4ce93d..7e31a6c6 100644
--- a/papyri/gen.py
+++ b/papyri/gen.py
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ def visit(self, obj, stack):
         else:
             oroot = omod
 
-        if not oroot == self.root:
+        if oroot != self.root:
             return
         if obj in self.obj.values():
             return
@@ -1157,11 +1157,11 @@ def get_example_section_data(self) -> Section:
 
     def _compact(self, example_section_data) -> Section:
         """
-        Compact consecutive execution items that do have the same execution status. 
+        Compact consecutive execution items that do have the same execution status.
 
         TODO:
 
-        This is not perfect as doctest tests that the output is the same, thus when we have a multiline block 
+        This is not perfect as doctest tests that the output is the same, thus when we have a multiline block
         If any of the intermediate items produce an output, the result will be failure.
         """
         acc: List[Union[MText, Code]] = []
@@ -2347,10 +2347,7 @@ def is_private(path):
     Determine if a import path, or fully qualified is private.
     that usually implies that (one of) the path part starts with a single underscore.
     """
-    for p in path.split("."):
-        if p.startswith("_") and not p.startswith("__"):
-            return True
-    return False
+    return any(p.startswith("_") and not p.startswith("__") for p in path.split("."))
 
 
 def find_cannonical(qa: str, aliases: List[str]):