diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index 74170981c87..1de15828f82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Lint Code Base
-        uses: super-linter/super-linter/slim@v7
+        uses: super-linter/super-linter/slim@v8
         env:
           DEFAULT_BRANCH: main
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_website.yml b/.github/workflows/test_website.yml
index c06905137f7..eab7f3bf794 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_website.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_website.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Use more complete checks for generated HTML linting
       run: cp -f .github/linters/.htmlhintrc_morechecks .github/linters/.htmlhintrc
     - name: Lint Generated HTML
-      uses: super-linter/super-linter/slim@v7
+      uses: super-linter/super-linter/slim@v8
       env:
         DEFAULT_BRANCH: main
         FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE: src/static/html/.*
diff --git a/src/server/config.py b/src/server/config.py
index 7744c4d7654..12980d515a4 100644
--- a/src/server/config.py
+++ b/src/server/config.py
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@
 
 
 def get_config(year):
-    global config_json
     return config_json[year] if year in config_json else None
 
 
 def get_timestamps_config():
-    global timestamps_json
     return timestamps_json
 
 
@@ -68,10 +66,6 @@ def get_live(json_config):
 
 
 def update_config():
-    global SUPPORTED_YEARS
-    global SUPPORTED_CHAPTERS
-    global SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES
-    global config_json
     global timestamps_json
     global contributors
 
diff --git a/src/static/css/almanac.css b/src/static/css/almanac.css
index 5a61f648770..64135d9afcb 100644
--- a/src/static/css/almanac.css
+++ b/src/static/css/almanac.css
@@ -1233,10 +1233,10 @@ p.copyright a {
     top: 100%;
     left: -20px; /* overcome the parent container's 20px side padding */
     right: -20px; /* overcome the parent container's 20px side padding */
-    border-top: 1px solid rgba(242, 242, 242, 0.2);
+    border-top: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242, 0.2);
     padding: 60px 30px 30px;
     background-color: #677486;
-    box-shadow: 0 0 16px 0 rgba(78, 85, 100, 1);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 16px 0 rgb(78, 85, 100, 1);
     z-index: 2;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/static/css/index.css b/src/static/css/index.css
index 415fddb8906..b46d0c70fad 100644
--- a/src/static/css/index.css
+++ b/src/static/css/index.css
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ p {
   max-width: 100%;
   height: auto;
   z-index: -1;
-  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) calc(70% - 1px), rgb(192, 192, 192) calc(50%), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) calc(70% + 1px));
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(0, 0, 0, 0) calc(70% - 1px), rgb(192, 192, 192) calc(50%), rgb(0, 0, 0, 0) calc(70% + 1px));
 }
 
 @media (max-width: 87.5em) and (min-width: 56.26em) {
diff --git a/src/static/css/page.css b/src/static/css/page.css
index 9ae9f2e362b..cfa320b3715 100644
--- a/src/static/css/page.css
+++ b/src/static/css/page.css
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 .floating-card {
   border-radius: 16px;
   border-radius: 1rem;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 16px 0 rgba(78, 85, 100, 0.2);
-  box-shadow: 0 0 1rem 0 rgba(78, 85, 100, 0.2);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 16px 0 rgb(78, 85, 100, 0.2);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 1rem 0 rgb(78, 85, 100, 0.2);
 }
 
 .table-wrap {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
   width: 100%;
   margin: 0;
   padding-left: 0;
-  border-top: 1px solid rgba(26, 43, 73, 0.1);
+  border-top: 1px solid rgb(26, 43, 73, 0.1);
 }
 
 .index ul ul:first-child {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
   position: relative;
   font-weight: 900;
   list-style-type: none;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(26, 43, 73, 0.1);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(26, 43, 73, 0.1);
 }
 
 .index ul:last-child li:last-child {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 
 .index li li {
   font-weight: 700;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(26, 43, 73, 0.1);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(26, 43, 73, 0.1);
 }
 
 .index li li a {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 
 .index li li li {
   font-weight: normal;
-  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(26, 43, 73, 0.1);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(26, 43, 73, 0.1);
 }
 
 .index li li li a {
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 
 .chapter-cta {
   border: none;
-  box-shadow: 0 0 1rem 0 rgba(78, 85, 100, 0.2);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 1rem 0 rgb(78, 85, 100, 0.2);
   padding: 10px 12px;
   margin-top: 1em;
   margin-left: 1em;
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
   padding: 16px;
   border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
   border-radius: 4px;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgb(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   font-family: monospace;
   background-color: #f9f9f9;
   overflow-x: auto;
diff --git a/src/static/js/almanac.js b/src/static/js/almanac.js
index 91ea1eb238b..58cb29b12a4 100644
--- a/src/static/js/almanac.js
+++ b/src/static/js/almanac.js
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function highResolutionCanvasSupported() {
       largeCanvasSupported = Boolean(ctx.getImageData(1199, 741, 1, 1).data[3]) == 1;
     }
   }
-  catch (e) {
+  catch {
     largeCanvasSupported = false;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/generate/generate_chapters.js b/src/tools/generate/generate_chapters.js
index 303ac85859a..7d6ab875512 100644
--- a/src/tools/generate/generate_chapters.js
+++ b/src/tools/generate/generate_chapters.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const generate_chapters = async (chapter_match) => {
 
     try {
       [, language, year, chapter] = file.match(re);
-    } catch(error) {
+    } catch {
       // No match - skip to next in for loop
       continue;
     }
diff --git a/src/tools/generate/generate_figure_images.js b/src/tools/generate/generate_figure_images.js
index c343077d104..6d9fff608ad 100644
--- a/src/tools/generate/generate_figure_images.js
+++ b/src/tools/generate/generate_figure_images.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const generate_images = async (chapter_match) => {
 
     try {
       [, language, year, chapter] = file.match(re);
-    } catch(error) {
+    } catch {
       // No match - skip to next in for loop
       continue;
     }