diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index a4be2986..906f4069 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ disable=raw-checker-failed,
         import-error,  # TODO figure out why pylint cannot find the module
         no-name-in-module,  # TODO figure out why pylint cannot find the module
         protected-access,
-        redefined-outer-name,  # needed for test fixtures
         subprocess-popen-preexec-fn,
         unexpected-keyword-arg,
         unused-argument,
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/build.py b/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/build.py
index f87204c1..cc54a55a 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/build.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/build.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def create_archive(
     extra_files = extra_files or []
     if not fileobj:
         fileobj = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
-    t = tarfile.open(mode="w:gz" if gzip else "w", fileobj=fileobj)
+    tarf = tarfile.open(mode="w:gz" if gzip else "w", fileobj=fileobj)
     if files is None:
         files = build_file_list(root)
     extra_names = set(e[0] for e in extra_files)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def create_archive(
             continue
         full_path = os.path.join(root, path)
 
-        i = t.gettarinfo(full_path, arcname=path)
+        i = tarf.gettarinfo(full_path, arcname=path)
         if i is None:
             # This happens when we encounter a socket file. We can safely
             # ignore it and proceed.
@@ -126,20 +126,20 @@ def create_archive(
         if i.isfile():
             try:
                 with open(full_path, "rb") as f:
-                    t.addfile(i, f)
+                    tarf.addfile(i, f)
             except IOError as exc:
                 raise IOError(f"Can not read file in context: {full_path}") from exc
         else:
             # Directories, FIFOs, symlinks... do not need to be read.
-            t.addfile(i, None)
+            tarf.addfile(i, None)
 
     for name, contents in extra_files:
         info = tarfile.TarInfo(name)
         contents_encoded = contents.encode("utf-8")
         info.size = len(contents_encoded)
-        t.addfile(info, io.BytesIO(contents_encoded))
+        tarf.addfile(info, io.BytesIO(contents_encoded))
 
-    t.close()
+    tarf.close()
     fileobj.seek(0)
     return fileobj
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def create_archive(
 def mkbuildcontext(dockerfile: io.BytesIO | t.IO[bytes]) -> t.IO[bytes]:
     f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()  # pylint: disable=consider-using-with
     try:
-        with tarfile.open(mode="w", fileobj=f) as t:
+        with tarfile.open(mode="w", fileobj=f) as tarf:
             if isinstance(dockerfile, io.StringIO):  # type: ignore
                 raise TypeError("Please use io.BytesIO to create in-memory Dockerfiles")
             if isinstance(dockerfile, io.BytesIO):
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ def mkbuildcontext(dockerfile: io.BytesIO | t.IO[bytes]) -> t.IO[bytes]:
                 dfinfo.size = len(dockerfile.getvalue())
                 dockerfile.seek(0)
             else:
-                dfinfo = t.gettarinfo(fileobj=dockerfile, arcname="Dockerfile")
-            t.addfile(dfinfo, dockerfile)
+                dfinfo = tarf.gettarinfo(fileobj=dockerfile, arcname="Dockerfile")
+            tarf.addfile(dfinfo, dockerfile)
         f.seek(0)
     except Exception:  # noqa: E722
         f.close()
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/base.py b/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/base.py
index 82842789..e527b377 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/base.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_module_container/base.py
@@ -790,17 +790,17 @@ def _preprocess_mounts(
 ) -> dict[str, t.Any]:
     last: dict[str, str] = {}
 
-    def check_collision(t: str, name: str) -> None:
-        if t in last:
-            if name == last[t]:
+    def check_collision(target: str, name: str) -> None:
+        if target in last:
+            if name == last[target]:
                 module.fail_json(
-                    msg=f'The mount point "{t}" appears twice in the {name} option'
+                    msg=f'The mount point "{target}" appears twice in the {name} option'
                 )
             else:
                 module.fail_json(
-                    msg=f'The mount point "{t}" appears both in the {name} and {last[t]} option'
+                    msg=f'The mount point "{target}" appears both in the {name} and {last[target]} option'
                 )
-        last[t] = name
+        last[target] = name
 
     if "mounts" in values:
         mounts = []
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py
index 9f1d5ee6..d4042105 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Callable
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def templar() -> Templar:
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", name="templar")
+def templar_fixture() -> Templar:
     dataloader = create_autospec(DataLoader, instance=True)
     return Templar(loader=dataloader)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def inventory(templar: Templar) -> InventoryModule:
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", name="inventory")
+def inventory_fixture(templar: Templar) -> InventoryModule:
     r = InventoryModule()
     r.inventory = InventoryData()
     r.templar = templar
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
index ce75f2bd..b0bf937d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
 
 
-def response(
+def create_response(
     status_code: int = 200,
     content: bytes | dict[str, t.Any] | list[dict[str, t.Any]] = b"",
     headers: dict[str, str] | None = None,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def fake_resp(
     if not key:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"{method} {url}")
     status_code, content = fake_api.fake_responses[key]()
-    return response(status_code=status_code, content=content)
+    return create_response(status_code=status_code, content=content)
 
 
 fake_request = mock.Mock(side_effect=fake_resp)
@@ -328,26 +328,26 @@ class DockerApiTest(BaseAPIClientTest):
 
         # pass `decode=False` to the helper
         raw_resp._fp.seek(0)
-        resp = response(status_code=status_code, content=content, raw=raw_resp)
+        resp = create_response(status_code=status_code, content=content, raw=raw_resp)
         result = next(self.client._stream_helper(resp))
         assert result == content_str
 
         # pass `decode=True` to the helper
         raw_resp._fp.seek(0)
-        resp = response(status_code=status_code, content=content, raw=raw_resp)
+        resp = create_response(status_code=status_code, content=content, raw=raw_resp)
         result = next(self.client._stream_helper(resp, decode=True))
         assert result == content
 
         # non-chunked response, pass `decode=False` to the helper
         setattr(raw_resp._fp, "chunked", False)
         raw_resp._fp.seek(0)
-        resp = response(status_code=status_code, content=content, raw=raw_resp)
+        resp = create_response(status_code=status_code, content=content, raw=raw_resp)
         result = next(self.client._stream_helper(resp))
         assert result == content_str.decode("utf-8")  # type: ignore
 
         # non-chunked response, pass `decode=True` to the helper
         raw_resp._fp.seek(0)
-        resp = response(status_code=status_code, content=content, raw=raw_resp)
+        resp = create_response(status_code=status_code, content=content, raw=raw_resp)
         result = next(self.client._stream_helper(resp, decode=True))
         assert result == content
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test__image_archive.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test__image_archive.py
index c467fb74..1a7340c8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test__image_archive.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test__image_archive.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ from ..test_support.docker_image_archive_stubbing import (
 )
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def tar_file_name(tmpdir: t.Any) -> str:
+@pytest.fixture(name="tar_file_name")
+def tar_file_name_fixture(tmpdir: t.Any) -> str:
     """
     Return the name of a non-existing tar file in an existing temporary directory.
     """
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_docker_image.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_docker_image.py
index b12a5591..050ff7eb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_docker_image.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_docker_image.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ def capture_logging(messages: list[str]) -> Callable[[str], None]:
     return capture
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def tar_file_name(tmpdir: t.Any) -> str:
+@pytest.fixture(name="tar_file_name")
+def tar_file_name_fixture(tmpdir: t.Any) -> str:
     """
     Return the name of a non-existing tar file in an existing temporary directory.
     """