diff --git a/test/s3/parquet/example_pyarrow_native.py b/test/s3/parquet/example_pyarrow_native.py
index 5d040df7e..73fda4a6a 100755
--- a/test/s3/parquet/example_pyarrow_native.py
+++ b/test/s3/parquet/example_pyarrow_native.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ s3 = pafs.S3FileSystem(
     allow_bucket_deletion=True,
 )
 
-print(f"✓ Connected to S3 endpoint")
+print("✓ Connected to S3 endpoint")
 
 
 def create_sample_table(num_rows: int = 5) -> pa.Table:
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ try:
             print(f"Creating bucket: {BUCKET_NAME}")
             s3_client.create_bucket(Bucket=BUCKET_NAME)
             print(f"✓ Bucket created: {BUCKET_NAME}")
+        else:
+            raise
 except ImportError:
     print("Warning: boto3 not available, assuming bucket exists")
 
@@ -120,18 +122,18 @@ pads.write_dataset(
 print(f"✓ Wrote {table.num_rows:,} rows")
 
 # Read with pq.read_table
-print(f"\nReading with pq.read_table...")
+print("\nReading with pq.read_table...")
 table_read = pq.read_table(filename, filesystem=s3)
 print(f"✓ Read {table_read.num_rows:,} rows")
 
 # Read with pq.ParquetDataset
-print(f"\nReading with pq.ParquetDataset...")
+print("\nReading with pq.ParquetDataset...")
 dataset = pq.ParquetDataset(filename, filesystem=s3)
 table_dataset = dataset.read()
 print(f"✓ Read {table_dataset.num_rows:,} rows")
 
 # Read with pads.dataset
-print(f"\nReading with pads.dataset...")
+print("\nReading with pads.dataset...")
 dataset_pads = pads.dataset(filename, filesystem=s3)
 table_pads = dataset_pads.to_table()
 print(f"✓ Read {table_pads.num_rows:,} rows")
diff --git a/test/s3/parquet/test_pyarrow_native_s3.py b/test/s3/parquet/test_pyarrow_native_s3.py
index fcadf2ca3..812b2f448 100755
--- a/test/s3/parquet/test_pyarrow_native_s3.py
+++ b/test/s3/parquet/test_pyarrow_native_s3.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def init_s3_filesystem() -> tuple[Optional[pafs.S3FileSystem], str, str]:
         
         logging.info("✓ PyArrow S3FileSystem initialized successfully\n")
         return s3, scheme, endpoint
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception:
         logging.exception("✗ Failed to initialize PyArrow S3FileSystem")
         return None, "", ""
 
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ def ensure_bucket_exists_boto3(scheme: str, endpoint: str) -> bool:
                 return True
             else:
                 raise
-    except Exception as e:
-        logging.exception(f"✗ Failed to create/check bucket: {e}")
+    except Exception:
+        logging.exception("✗ Failed to create/check bucket")
         return False