1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/cas.py b/synapse/handlers/cas.py
index 7346ccfe93..0325f86e20 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/cas.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/cas.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class CasError(Exception):
 
     def __str__(self):
         if self.error_description:
-            return "{}: {}".format(self.error, self.error_description)
+            return f"{self.error}: {self.error_description}"
         return self.error
 
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class CasHandler:
 
         # Iterate through the nodes and pull out the user and any extra attributes.
         user = None
-        attributes = {}  # type: Dict[str, List[Optional[str]]]
+        attributes: Dict[str, List[Optional[str]]] = {}
         for child in root[0]:
             if child.tag.endswith("user"):
                 user = child.text