diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py b/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
index d347e6605..14e0fc39f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from .. import compilers
 import json
 import subprocess
 from ..mesonlib import MesonException, OrderedSet
-from ..mesonlib import get_compiler_for_source, classify_unity_sources
+from ..mesonlib import classify_unity_sources
 from ..mesonlib import File
 from ..compilers import CompilerArgs
 from collections import OrderedDict
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/__init__.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/__init__.py
index 288b3f530..6b31ccac1 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/__init__.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/__init__.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ __all__ = [
     'sanitizer_compile_args',
     'sort_clike',
 
+    'ArmCCompiler',
+    'ArmCPPCompiler',
     'CCompiler',
     'ClangCCompiler',
     'ClangCompiler',
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
index e14d3d836..90105a0a6 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/c.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import subprocess, os.path, tempfile
+import subprocess, os.path
 
 from .. import mlog
 from .. import coredata
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
index fcb658be4..b61398fbe 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py
@@ -1281,7 +1281,6 @@ class ElbrusCompiler(GnuCompiler):
                 break
         return paths
 
-
 class ClangCompiler:
     def __init__(self, clang_type):
         self.id = 'clang'
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
index 22f3d676b..c3bb59d57 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/cpp.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 import os.path
 
-from .. import mlog
 from .. import coredata
 from ..mesonlib import version_compare
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py
index 16a89b2c6..d0b538a8c 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/fortran.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import os.path, subprocess
-
 from .c import CCompiler
 from .compilers import (
     ICC_STANDARD,
diff --git a/mesonbuild/mconf.py b/mesonbuild/mconf.py
index 9ac5d4a92..96784aa87 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/mconf.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/mconf.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import argparse
-import shlex
 from . import (coredata, mesonlib, build)
 
 def buildparser():
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/__init__.py b/mesonbuild/modules/__init__.py
index 55bbbd3bc..e871b8729 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/__init__.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 from .. import build
-from .. import dependencies
 from .. import mlog
-from ..mesonlib import MesonException
 
 class permittedSnippetKwargs:
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py b/mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py
index 436a0e449..6db05ae50 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py
@@ -1382,7 +1382,6 @@ G_END_DECLS'''
         build_dir = os.path.join(state.environment.get_build_dir(), state.subdir)
         source_dir = os.path.join(state.environment.get_source_dir(), state.subdir)
         pkg_cmd, vapi_depends, vapi_packages, vapi_includes = self._extract_vapi_packages(state, kwargs)
-        target_name = 'generate_vapi({})'.format(library)
         if 'VAPIGEN' in os.environ:
             cmd = [self.interpreter.find_program_impl(os.environ['VAPIGEN'])]
         else:
diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/meson_install.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/meson_install.py
index eaa992b58..3b3be114d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/meson_install.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/meson_install.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import sys, pickle, os, shutil, subprocess, gzip, platform, errno
+import sys, pickle, os, shutil, subprocess, gzip, errno
 import shlex
 from glob import glob
 from . import depfixer
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index edcf3c564..669c932c1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ ignore =
     E402,
     # E731: do not assign a lambda expression, use a def (too many false positives)
     E731
+    # E741: ambiguous variable name 'l'
+    E741
+    # E722: do not use bare except'
+    E722
 max-line-length = 120