diff --git a/pandas/tests/frame/test_analytics.py b/pandas/tests/frame/test_analytics.py
index 5c14c3cd2a2b5..6c822fd5a6822 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/frame/test_analytics.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/frame/test_analytics.py
@@ -2589,11 +2589,6 @@ def df_main_dtypes():
 
 class TestNLargestNSmallest:
 
-    dtype_error_msg_template = (
-        "Column {column!r} has dtype {dtype}, cannot "
-        "use method {method!r} with this dtype"
-    )
-
     # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Top / bottom
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -2620,8 +2615,9 @@ def test_n(self, df_strings, nselect_method, n, order):
         df = df_strings
         if "b" in order:
 
-            error_msg = self.dtype_error_msg_template.format(
-                column="b", method=nselect_method, dtype="object"
+            error_msg = (
+                f"Column 'b' has dtype object, "
+                f"cannot use method '{nselect_method}' with this dtype"
             )
             with pytest.raises(TypeError, match=error_msg):
                 getattr(df, nselect_method)(n, order)
@@ -2637,8 +2633,9 @@ def test_n(self, df_strings, nselect_method, n, order):
     def test_n_error(self, df_main_dtypes, nselect_method, columns):
         df = df_main_dtypes
         col = columns[1]
-        error_msg = self.dtype_error_msg_template.format(
-            column=col, method=nselect_method, dtype=df[col].dtype
+        error_msg = (
+            f"Column '{col}' has dtype {df[col].dtype}, "
+            f"cannot use method '{nselect_method}' with this dtype"
         )
         # escape some characters that may be in the repr
         error_msg = (
diff --git a/pandas/tests/groupby/test_whitelist.py b/pandas/tests/groupby/test_whitelist.py
index 58407d90a2cc8..48ea2646c52fc 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/groupby/test_whitelist.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/groupby/test_whitelist.py
@@ -236,16 +236,23 @@ def test_groupby_blacklist(df_letters):
 
     blacklist.extend(to_methods)
 
-    # e.g., to_csv
-    defined_but_not_allowed = "(?:^Cannot.+{0!r}.+{1!r}.+try using the 'apply' method$)"
-
-    # e.g., query, eval
-    not_defined = "(?:^{1!r} object has no attribute {0!r}$)"
-    fmt = defined_but_not_allowed + "|" + not_defined
     for bl in blacklist:
         for obj in (df, s):
             gb = obj.groupby(df.letters)
-            msg = fmt.format(bl, type(gb).__name__)
+
+            # e.g., to_csv
+            defined_but_not_allowed = (
+                f"(?:^Cannot.+{repr(bl)}.+'{type(gb).__name__}'.+try "
+                f"using the 'apply' method$)"
+            )
+
+            # e.g., query, eval
+            not_defined = (
+                f"(?:^'{type(gb).__name__}' object has no attribute {repr(bl)}$)"
+            )
+
+            msg = f"{defined_but_not_allowed}|{not_defined}"
+
             with pytest.raises(AttributeError, match=msg):
                 getattr(gb, bl)
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexes/datetimes/test_datetime.py b/pandas/tests/indexes/datetimes/test_datetime.py
index e3fa6a8321d5f..03b9502be2735 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexes/datetimes/test_datetime.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexes/datetimes/test_datetime.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def test_week_of_month_frequency(self):
     def test_hash_error(self):
         index = date_range("20010101", periods=10)
         with pytest.raises(
-            TypeError, match=("unhashable type: {0.__name__!r}".format(type(index)))
+            TypeError, match=f"unhashable type: '{type(index).__name__}'"
         ):
             hash(index)
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexes/multi/test_integrity.py b/pandas/tests/indexes/multi/test_integrity.py
index 2f2daee232efc..a8711533e806c 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexes/multi/test_integrity.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexes/multi/test_integrity.py
@@ -252,9 +252,7 @@ def test_rangeindex_fallback_coercion_bug():
 
 def test_hash_error(indices):
     index = indices
-    with pytest.raises(
-        TypeError, match=("unhashable type: {0.__name__!r}".format(type(index)))
-    ):
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match=f"unhashable type: '{type(index).__name__}'"):
         hash(indices)
 
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexes/test_common.py b/pandas/tests/indexes/test_common.py
index 9e60b91db5e18..82ef71efa70d0 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexes/test_common.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexes/test_common.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def test_set_name_methods(self, indices):
     def test_hash_error(self, indices):
         index = indices
         with pytest.raises(
-            TypeError, match=(f"unhashable type: {type(index).__name__!r}")
+            TypeError, match=f"unhashable type: '{type(index).__name__}'"
         ):
             hash(indices)
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/msgpack/test_case.py b/pandas/tests/io/msgpack/test_case.py
index a868da69d5459..7e13e0dd1e8ca 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/msgpack/test_case.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/msgpack/test_case.py
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ def check(length, obj):
     v = packb(obj)
     assert (
         len(v) == length
-    ), "{obj!r} length should be {length!r} but get {got:!r}".format(
-        obj=obj, length=length, got=len(v)
-    )
+    ), f"{repr(obj)} length should be {length} but got {repr(len(v))}"
     assert unpackb(v, use_list=0) == obj
 
 
diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/msgpack/test_extension.py b/pandas/tests/io/msgpack/test_extension.py
index 6d1f8cb694601..5390c8aecada7 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/msgpack/test_extension.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/msgpack/test_extension.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def default(obj):
             typecode = 123  # application specific typecode
             data = tobytes(obj)
             return ExtType(typecode, data)
-        raise TypeError("Unknown type object {obj!r}".format(obj=obj))
+        raise TypeError(f"Unknown type object {repr(obj)}")
 
     def ext_hook(code, data):
         print("ext_hook called", code, data)