diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 87ec4d8e5..e424001c7 100644
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1011,8 +1011,8 @@ def parseTargetDirect():
                         conf.hostname = "localhost"
                         conf.port = 0
                 elif not remote:
-                        errMsg = "missing remote connection details"
-                        raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
+                    errMsg = "missing remote connection details"
+                    raise SqlmapSyntaxException(errMsg)
 
                 if dbmsName in (DBMS.MSSQL, DBMS.SYBASE):
                     import _mssql
diff --git a/lib/core/option.py b/lib/core/option.py
index e39046eae..b11bd45f8 100644
--- a/lib/core/option.py
+++ b/lib/core/option.py
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ def _setOS():
 
 def _setTechnique():
     validTechniques = sorted(getPublicTypeMembers(PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE), key=lambda x: x[1])
-    validLetters = map(lambda x: x[0][0].upper(), validTechniques)
+    validLetters = (_[0][0].upper() for _ in validTechniques)
 
     if conf.tech and isinstance(conf.tech, basestring):
         _ = []
diff --git a/lib/core/target.py b/lib/core/target.py
index 09865e7b2..9ccec202f 100644
--- a/lib/core/target.py
+++ b/lib/core/target.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def _setRequestParams():
 
     kb.processUserMarks = True if kb.postHint else kb.processUserMarks
 
-    if re.search(URI_INJECTABLE_REGEX, conf.url, re.I) and not any(map(lambda place: place in conf.parameters, [PLACE.GET, PLACE.POST])):
+    if re.search(URI_INJECTABLE_REGEX, conf.url, re.I) and not any(place in conf.parameters for place in (PLACE.GET, PLACE.POST)):
         warnMsg = "you've provided target url without any GET "
         warnMsg += "parameters (e.g. www.site.com/article.php?id=1) "
         warnMsg += "and without providing any POST parameters "
diff --git a/lib/core/threads.py b/lib/core/threads.py
index 528ba0aa3..d9994b91f 100644
--- a/lib/core/threads.py
+++ b/lib/core/threads.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def runThreads(numThreads, threadFunction, cleanupFunction=None, forwardExceptio
     kb.threadContinue = True
     kb.threadException = False
 
-    if threadChoice and numThreads == 1 and any(map(lambda _: _ in kb.injection.data, (PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.BOOLEAN, PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.ERROR, PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.QUERY, PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.UNION))):
+    if threadChoice and numThreads == 1 and any(_ in kb.injection.data for _ in (PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.BOOLEAN, PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.ERROR, PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.QUERY, PAYLOAD.TECHNIQUE.UNION)):
         while True:
             message = "please enter number of threads? [Enter for %d (current)] " % numThreads
             choice = readInput(message, default=str(numThreads))
diff --git a/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py b/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
index a5d68ed6c..d1177703e 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/blind/inference.py
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ def bisection(payload, expression, length=None, charsetType=None, firstChar=None
                 abortedFlag = True
 
             finally:
-                value = map(lambda _: partialValue[_] if _ < len(partialValue) else threadData.shared.value[_], xrange(length))
+                value = (partialValue[_] if _ < len(partialValue) else threadData.shared.value[_] for _ in xrange(length))
 
             infoMsg = None
 
diff --git a/lib/techniques/brute/use.py b/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
index 6c450e78d..61fa10688 100644
--- a/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
+++ b/lib/techniques/brute/use.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def tableExists(tableFile, regex=None):
             else:
                 kb.data.cachedTables[conf.db].append(item)
 
-    for _ in map(lambda x: (conf.db, x), threadData.shared.value):
+    for _ in ((conf.db, item) for item in threadData.shared.value):
         if _ not in kb.brute.tables:
             kb.brute.tables.append(_)
 
diff --git a/plugins/dbms/sybase/enumeration.py b/plugins/dbms/sybase/enumeration.py
index 5f6085d41..9331f26c3 100644
--- a/plugins/dbms/sybase/enumeration.py
+++ b/plugins/dbms/sybase/enumeration.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class Enumeration(GenericEnumeration):
 
             if colList:
                 table = {}
-                table[safeSQLIdentificatorNaming(tbl)] = dict(map(lambda x: (x, None), colList))
+                table[safeSQLIdentificatorNaming(tbl)] = dict((_, None) for _ in colList)
                 kb.data.cachedColumns[safeSQLIdentificatorNaming(conf.db)] = table
                 continue
 
diff --git a/plugins/generic/databases.py b/plugins/generic/databases.py
index ead255d3f..cfa7ff5c2 100644
--- a/plugins/generic/databases.py
+++ b/plugins/generic/databases.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class Databases:
                 values = filter(None, arrayizeValue(values))
 
                 if len(values) > 0 and not isListLike(values[0]):
-                    values = map(lambda x: (dbs[0], x), values)
+                    values = ((dbs[0], _) for _ in values)
 
                 for db, table in filterPairValues(values):
                     db = safeSQLIdentificatorNaming(db)