diff --git a/dpnp/dpnp_iface_manipulation.py b/dpnp/dpnp_iface_manipulation.py
index 8d3050da4e0..1f9a6b49d72 100644
--- a/dpnp/dpnp_iface_manipulation.py
+++ b/dpnp/dpnp_iface_manipulation.py
@@ -3860,7 +3860,8 @@ def split(ary, indices_or_sections, axis=0):
         raise IndexError("Axis exceeds ndim")
 
     try:
-        len(indices_or_sections)
+        # check if `indices_or_sections` is a sequence of indices
+        _ = len(indices_or_sections)
     except TypeError:
         if ary.shape[axis] % indices_or_sections != 0:
             raise ValueError(
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0cf3e972187..6685351e2e5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ requires = [
 ]
 
 [project]
-authors = [{name = "Intel Corporation"}]
+authors = [{ name = "Intel Corporation" }]
 classifiers = [
   "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
   "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ keywords = [
 ]
 license = "BSD-3-Clause"
 license-files = ["LICENSE.txt"]
-maintainers = [{name = "Intel Corporation"}]
+maintainers = [{ name = "Intel Corporation" }]
 name = "dpnp"
-readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
+readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.15"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]