--- a/eric7/UI/FindLocationWidget.py	Sun Dec 26 18:43:48 2021 +0100
+++ b/eric7/UI/FindLocationWidget.py	Sun Dec 26 18:49:26 2021 +0100
@@ -147,10 +147,11 @@
         
         self.findStatusLabel.clear()
         
-        if "*" in fileName or "?" in fileName:
-            patternFormat = "{0}{1}{2}"
-        else:
-            patternFormat = "{0}*{1}{2}"
+        patternFormat = (
+            "{0}{1}{2}"
+            if "*" in fileName or "?" in fileName else
+            "{0}*{1}{2}"
+        )
         
         fileNamePatterns = [patternFormat.format(
             fileName or "*", os.extsep, fileExt or "*")]