diff --git a/nipype/algorithms/metrics.py b/nipype/algorithms/metrics.py
index 1cbcce9409..1f0ca3a9f2 100644
--- a/nipype/algorithms/metrics.py
+++ b/nipype/algorithms/metrics.py
@@ -478,13 +478,13 @@ def _run_interface(self, runtime):
 
         if np.any(refdata > 1.0):
             iflogger.warning(
-                'Values greater than 1.0 found in "in_ref" input, ' "scaling values."
+                'Values greater than 1.0 found in "in_ref" input, scaling values.'
             )
             refdata /= refdata.max()
 
         if np.any(tstdata > 1.0):
             iflogger.warning(
-                'Values greater than 1.0 found in "in_tst" input, ' "scaling values."
+                'Values greater than 1.0 found in "in_tst" input, scaling values.'
             )
             tstdata /= tstdata.max()
 
diff --git a/nipype/algorithms/misc.py b/nipype/algorithms/misc.py
index e4168f01d0..b429ac8caa 100644
--- a/nipype/algorithms/misc.py
+++ b/nipype/algorithms/misc.py
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ def _run_interface(self, runtime):
 
         if isdefined(self.inputs.row_headings):
             iflogger.info(
-                'Row headings have been provided. Adding "labels"' "column header."
+                'Row headings have been provided. Adding "labels" column header.'
             )
             prefix = f'"{self.inputs.row_heading_title}","'
             csv_headings = prefix + '","'.join(itertools.chain(headings)) + '"\n'
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/camino/utils.py b/nipype/interfaces/camino/utils.py
index cc1416575c..93bd4fe5d4 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/camino/utils.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/camino/utils.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ImageStatsInputSpec(CommandLineInputSpec):
         "double",
         argstr="-outputdatatype %s",
         usedefault=True,
-        desc=('A Camino data type string, default is "float". ' "Type must be signed."),
+        desc=('A Camino data type string, default is "float". Type must be signed.'),
     )
     output_root = File(
         argstr="-outputroot %s",
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/model.py b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/model.py
index a7e7e28868..8d9ff0853a 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/model.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/model.py
@@ -1468,9 +1468,8 @@ class Label2LabelInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         desc="Registration method",
     )
     copy_inputs = traits.Bool(
-        desc="If running as a node, set this to True."
-        + "This will copy the input files to the node "
-        + "directory."
+        desc="If running as a node, set this to True. "
+        "This will copy the input files to the node directory."
     )
 
 
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/preprocess.py b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/preprocess.py
index a3e44b66ba..4ef330cf2d 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/preprocess.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/preprocess.py
@@ -2644,20 +2644,20 @@ class MNIBiasCorrectionInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         hash_files=False,
         keep_extension=True,
         desc="output volume. Output can be any format accepted by mri_convert. "
-        + "If the output format is COR, then the directory must exist.",
+        "If the output format is COR, then the directory must exist.",
     )
     iterations = traits.Int(
         4,
         usedefault=True,
         argstr="--n %d",
         desc="Number of iterations to run nu_correct. Default is 4. This is the number of times "
-        + "that nu_correct is repeated (ie, using the output from the previous run as the input for "
-        + "the next). This is different than the -iterations option to nu_correct.",
+        "that nu_correct is repeated (ie, using the output from the previous run as the input for "
+        "the next). This is different than the -iterations option to nu_correct.",
     )
     protocol_iterations = traits.Int(
         argstr="--proto-iters %d",
         desc="Passes Np as argument of the -iterations flag of nu_correct. This is different "
-        + "than the --n flag above. Default is not to pass nu_correct the -iterations flag.",
+        "than the --n flag above. Default is not to pass nu_correct the -iterations flag.",
     )
     distance = traits.Int(argstr="--distance %d", desc="N3 -distance option")
     no_rescale = traits.Bool(
@@ -3166,8 +3166,8 @@ class MRIsCALabelInputSpec(FSTraitedSpecOpenMP):
     seed = traits.Int(argstr="-seed %d", desc="")
     copy_inputs = traits.Bool(
         desc="Copies implicit inputs to node directory "
-        + "and creates a temp subjects_directory. "
-        + "Use this when running as a node"
+        "and creates a temp subjects_directory. "
+        "Use this when running as a node"
     )
 
 
@@ -3285,9 +3285,8 @@ class SegmentCCInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         desc="Subject name",
     )
     copy_inputs = traits.Bool(
-        desc="If running as a node, set this to True."
-        + "This will copy the input files to the node "
-        + "directory."
+        desc="If running as a node, set this to True. "
+        "This will copy the input files to the node directory."
     )
 
 
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/registration.py b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/registration.py
index 948714fb05..c668a2100a 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/registration.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/registration.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class RegisterInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         mandatory=True,
         position=-2,
         desc="The data to register to. In normal recon-all usage, "
-        + "this is a template file for average surface.",
+        "this is a template file for average surface.",
     )
     in_sulc = File(
         exists=True,
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class PaintInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         mandatory=True,
         position=-2,
         desc="Surface file with grid (vertices) onto which the "
-        + "template data is to be sampled or 'painted'",
+        "template data is to be sampled or 'painted'",
     )
     template = File(
         argstr="%s", exists=True, mandatory=True, position=-3, desc="Template file"
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class PaintInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         name_source=["in_surf"],
         keep_extension=False,
         desc="File containing a surface-worth of per-vertex values, "
-        + "saved in 'curvature' format.",
+        "saved in 'curvature' format.",
     )
 
 
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/utils.py b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/utils.py
index fdb652804c..ebd93aee82 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/utils.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/utils.py
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ class CheckTalairachAlignmentInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         usedefault=True,
         argstr="-T %.3f",
         desc="Talairach transforms for subjects with p-values <= T "
-        + "are considered as very unlikely default=0.010",
+        "are considered as very unlikely default=0.010",
     )
 
 
@@ -2482,8 +2482,7 @@ class FixTopologyInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
     copy_inputs = traits.Bool(
         mandatory=True,
         desc="If running as a node, set this to True "
-        + "otherwise, the topology fixing will be done "
-        + "in place.",
+        "otherwise, the topology fixing will be done in place.",
     )
 
     # optional
@@ -2736,9 +2735,8 @@ class MakeSurfacesInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
     )
     white = traits.String(argstr="-white %s", desc="White surface name")
     copy_inputs = traits.Bool(
-        desc="If running as a node, set this to True."
-        + "This will copy the input files to the node "
-        + "directory."
+        desc="If running as a node, set this to True. "
+        "This will copy the input files to the node  directory."
     )
 
 
@@ -3011,9 +3009,8 @@ class CurvatureStatsInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
     )
     write = traits.Bool(argstr="--writeCurvatureFiles", desc="Write curvature files")
     copy_inputs = traits.Bool(
-        desc="If running as a node, set this to True."
-        + "This will copy the input files to the node "
-        + "directory."
+        desc="If running as a node, set this to True. "
+        "This will copy the input files to the node  directory."
     )
 
 
@@ -3236,7 +3233,7 @@ class VolumeMaskInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         exists=True,
         xor=["in_aseg"],
         desc="Implicit aseg.mgz segmentation. "
-        + "Specify a different aseg by using the 'in_aseg' input.",
+        "Specify a different aseg by using the 'in_aseg' input.",
     )
     subject_id = traits.String(
         "subject_id",
@@ -3256,12 +3253,11 @@ class VolumeMaskInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
     save_ribbon = traits.Bool(
         argstr="--save_ribbon",
         desc="option to save just the ribbon for the "
-        + "hemispheres in the format ?h.ribbon.mgz",
+        "hemispheres in the format ?h.ribbon.mgz",
     )
     copy_inputs = traits.Bool(
-        desc="If running as a node, set this to True."
-        + "This will copy the implicit input files to the "
-        + "node directory."
+        desc="If running as a node, set this to True. "
+        "This will copy the implicit input files to the node directory."
     )
 
 
@@ -3430,9 +3426,8 @@ class ParcellationStatsInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         desc="Output annotation files's colortable to text file",
     )
     copy_inputs = traits.Bool(
-        desc="If running as a node, set this to True."
-        + "This will copy the input files to the node "
-        + "directory."
+        desc="If running as a node, set this to True. "
+        "This will copy the input files to the node directory."
     )
     th3 = traits.Bool(
         argstr="-th3",
@@ -3622,9 +3617,8 @@ class ContrastInputSpec(FSTraitedSpec):
         exists=True, mandatory=True, desc="Implicit input file mri/rawavg.mgz"
     )
     copy_inputs = traits.Bool(
-        desc="If running as a node, set this to True."
-        + "This will copy the input files to the node "
-        + "directory."
+        desc="If running as a node, set this to True. "
+        "This will copy the input files to the node directory."
     )
 
 
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/fsl/dti.py b/nipype/interfaces/fsl/dti.py
index 703fda7078..cd46067daa 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/fsl/dti.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/fsl/dti.py
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ class ProbTrackX2InputSpec(ProbTrackXBaseInputSpec):
         "OR",
         "AND",
         argstr="--waycond=%s",
-        desc=('Waypoint condition. Either "AND" (default) ' 'or "OR"'),
+        desc=('Waypoint condition. Either "AND" (default) or "OR"'),
     )
     wayorder = traits.Bool(
         desc=(
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/fsl/model.py b/nipype/interfaces/fsl/model.py
index 809a5a0101..9c038cfb3d 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/fsl/model.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/fsl/model.py
@@ -2365,8 +2365,8 @@ class GLMInputSpec(FSLCommandInputSpec):
         position=2,
         desc=(
             "file name of the GLM design matrix (text time"
-            + " courses for temporal regression or an image"
-            + " file for spatial regression)"
+            " courses for temporal regression or an image"
+            " file for spatial regression)"
         ),
     )
     contrasts = File(
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ class GLMInputSpec(FSLCommandInputSpec):
         argstr="--des_norm",
         desc=(
             "switch on normalization of the design"
-            + " matrix columns to unit std deviation"
+            " matrix columns to unit std deviation"
         ),
     )
     dat_norm = traits.Bool(
diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/engine/base.py b/nipype/pipeline/engine/base.py
index 633353943d..f2e1009884 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/engine/base.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/engine/base.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def clone(self, name):
 
         """
         if name == self.name:
-            raise ValueError('Cloning requires a new name, "%s" is ' "in use." % name)
+            raise ValueError('Cloning requires a new name, "%s" is in use.' % name)
         clone = deepcopy(self)
         clone.name = name
         if hasattr(clone, "_id"):
diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/engine/workflows.py b/nipype/pipeline/engine/workflows.py
index fd7c8b9cd0..6a0275f905 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/engine/workflows.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/engine/workflows.py
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ def _get_dot(
                 else:
                     if colored:
                         dotlist.append(
-                            ('%s[label="%s", style=filled,' ' fillcolor="%s"];')
+                            ('%s[label="%s", style=filled, fillcolor="%s"];')
                             % (nodename, node_class_name, colorset[level])
                         )
                     else:
diff --git a/tools/gitwash_dumper.py b/tools/gitwash_dumper.py
index f906d48f5f..a69421077b 100755
--- a/tools/gitwash_dumper.py
+++ b/tools/gitwash_dumper.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def make_link_targets(
                 have_gh_url = True
     if not have_url or not have_ml_url:
         raise RuntimeError(
-            "Need command line or known project " "and / or mailing list URLs"
+            "Need command line or known project and / or mailing list URLs"
         )
     lines = []
     if url is not None: