diff --git a/borg/archiver.py b/borg/archiver.py
index 03a03f84f..7d6ccd70f 100644
--- a/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/borg/archiver.py
@@ -995,7 +995,8 @@ class Archiver:
         an exclude pattern, the file is backed up.
 
         Note that the default pattern style for `--pattern` and `--patterns-from` is
-        shell style (`sh:`), so those patterns behave like rsync include/exclude patterns.
+        shell style (`sh:`), so those patterns behave similar to rsync include/exclude
+        patterns.
 
         Patterns (`--pattern`) and excludes (`--exclude`) from the command line are
         considered first (in the order of appearance). Then patterns from `--pattern-from`
diff --git a/borg/helpers.py b/borg/helpers.py
index 93ece0823..08b7e8169 100644
--- a/borg/helpers.py
+++ b/borg/helpers.py
@@ -312,8 +312,7 @@ def load_excludes(fh):
     both line ends are ignored.
     """
     patterns = (line for line in (i.strip() for i in fh) if not line.startswith('#'))
-    return [parse_exclude_pattern(pattern)
-            for pattern in patterns if pattern]
+    return [parse_exclude_pattern(pattern) for pattern in patterns if pattern]
 
 
 def load_patterns(fh):