diff --git a/gallery_dl/cookies.py b/gallery_dl/cookies.py
index e2a7e484..3d715a77 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/cookies.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/cookies.py
@@ -793,7 +793,8 @@ class DatabaseCopy():
 
     def __init__(self, path):
         self.path = path
-        self.directory = self.database = None
+        self.database = None
+        self.directory = None
 
     def __enter__(self):
         try:
diff --git a/gallery_dl/path.py b/gallery_dl/path.py
index 3b360e99..a14562ab 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/path.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/path.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright 2021-2022 Mike Fährmann
+# Copyright 2021-2023 Mike Fährmann
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -73,10 +73,15 @@ class PathFormat():
             raise exception.DirectoryFormatError(exc)
 
         self.kwdict = {}
-        self.directory = self.realdirectory = \
-            self.filename = self.extension = self.prefix = \
-            self.path = self.realpath = self.temppath = ""
         self.delete = False
+        self.prefix = ""
+        self.filename = ""
+        self.extension = ""
+        self.directory = ""
+        self.realdirectory = ""
+        self.path = ""
+        self.realpath = ""
+        self.temppath = ""
 
         extension_map = config("extension-map")
         if extension_map is None:
diff --git a/gallery_dl/util.py b/gallery_dl/util.py
index 110d4b8b..538570de 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/util.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/util.py
@@ -737,7 +737,8 @@ class RangePredicate():
             self.lower = min(r.start for r in ranges)
             self.upper = max(r.stop for r in ranges) - 1
         else:
-            self.lower = self.upper = 0
+            self.lower = 0
+            self.upper = 0
 
     def __call__(self, _url, _kwdict):
         self.index = index = self.index + 1