diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 965a806d06a..611effb999a 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = "OpenTelemetry Python"
-copyright = "OpenTelemetry Authors"  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
+_copyright = "OpenTelemetry Authors"  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 author = "OpenTelemetry Authors"
 
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/baggage/__init__.py b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/baggage/__init__.py
index 9a740200a6f..776faefa78d 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/baggage/__init__.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/baggage/__init__.py
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ def _is_valid_value(value: object) -> bool:
     parts = str(value).split(";")
     is_valid_value = _VALUE_PATTERN.fullmatch(parts[0]) is not None
     if len(parts) > 1:  # one or more properties metadata
-        for property in parts[1:]:
-            if _PROPERT_PATTERN.fullmatch(property) is None:
+        for _property in parts[1:]:
+            if _PROPERT_PATTERN.fullmatch(_property) is None:
                 is_valid_value = False
                 break
     return is_valid_value
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_exemplarfilter.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_exemplarfilter.py
index daca0e60618..0f3feef567b 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_exemplarfilter.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/metrics/test_exemplarfilter.py
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
 
 class TestAlwaysOnExemplarFilter(TestCase):
     def test_should_sample(self):
-        filter = AlwaysOnExemplarFilter()
-        self.assertTrue(filter.should_sample(10, 0, {}, Context()))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            AlwaysOnExemplarFilter().should_sample(10, 0, {}, Context())
+        )
 
 
 class TestAlwaysOffExemplarFilter(TestCase):
     def test_should_sample(self):
-        filter = AlwaysOffExemplarFilter()
-        self.assertFalse(filter.should_sample(10, 0, {}, Context()))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            AlwaysOffExemplarFilter().should_sample(10, 0, {}, Context())
+        )
 
 
 class TestTraceBasedExemplarFilter(TestCase):
@@ -28,7 +30,6 @@ class TestTraceBasedExemplarFilter(TestCase):
     SPAN_ID = int("6e0c63257de34c92", 16)
 
     def test_should_not_sample_without_trace(self):
-        filter = TraceBasedExemplarFilter()
         span_context = SpanContext(
             trace_id=self.TRACE_ID,
             span_id=self.SPAN_ID,
@@ -38,14 +39,16 @@ def test_should_not_sample_without_trace(self):
         )
         span = trace.NonRecordingSpan(span_context)
         ctx = trace.set_span_in_context(span)
-        self.assertFalse(filter.should_sample(10, 0, {}, ctx))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            TraceBasedExemplarFilter().should_sample(10, 0, {}, ctx)
+        )
 
     def test_should_not_sample_with_invalid_span(self):
-        filter = TraceBasedExemplarFilter()
-        self.assertFalse(filter.should_sample(10, 0, {}, Context()))
+        self.assertFalse(
+            TraceBasedExemplarFilter().should_sample(10, 0, {}, Context())
+        )
 
     def test_should_sample_when_trace_is_sampled(self):
-        filter = TraceBasedExemplarFilter()
         span_context = SpanContext(
             trace_id=self.TRACE_ID,
             span_id=self.SPAN_ID,
@@ -55,4 +58,6 @@ def test_should_sample_when_trace_is_sampled(self):
         )
         span = trace.NonRecordingSpan(span_context)
         ctx = trace.set_span_in_context(span)
-        self.assertTrue(filter.should_sample(10, 0, {}, ctx))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            TraceBasedExemplarFilter().should_sample(10, 0, {}, ctx)
+        )
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ab84e2d398d..a342a73401e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ select = [
   "PLC", # pylint convention
   "PLE", # pylint error
   "Q",   # flake8-quotes
+  "A",   # flake8-builtins
 ]
 
 ignore = [
diff --git a/shim/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/shim/opentracing_shim/__init__.py b/shim/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/shim/opentracing_shim/__init__.py
index a06d7834722..cb349e0fc6d 100644
--- a/shim/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/shim/opentracing_shim/__init__.py
+++ b/shim/opentelemetry-opentracing-shim/src/opentelemetry/shim/opentracing_shim/__init__.py
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ def start_span(
         context = SpanContextShim(span.get_span_context())
         return SpanShim(self, context, span)
 
-    def inject(self, span_context, format: object, carrier: object):
+    def inject(self, span_context, _format: object, carrier: object):
         """Injects ``span_context`` into ``carrier``.
 
         See base class for more details.
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ def inject(self, span_context, format: object, carrier: object):
         # TODO: Support Format.BINARY once it is supported in
         # opentelemetry-python.
 
-        if format not in self._supported_formats:
+        if _format not in self._supported_formats:
             raise UnsupportedFormatException
 
         propagator = get_global_textmap()
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ def inject(self, span_context, format: object, carrier: object):
         ctx = set_span_in_context(span)
         propagator.inject(carrier, context=ctx)
 
-    def extract(self, format: object, carrier: object):
+    def extract(self, _format: object, carrier: object):
         """Returns an ``opentracing.SpanContext`` instance extracted from a
         ``carrier``.
 
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ def extract(self, format: object, carrier: object):
         # uses the configured propagators in opentelemetry.propagators.
         # TODO: Support Format.BINARY once it is supported in
         # opentelemetry-python.
-        if format not in self._supported_formats:
+        if _format not in self._supported_formats:
             raise UnsupportedFormatException
 
         propagator = get_global_textmap()