diff --git a/docs/settings.rst b/docs/settings.rst
index c7e514b1..0ecb8fc1 100644
--- a/docs/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/settings.rst
@@ -819,9 +819,9 @@ Time and Date
 
    .. parsed-literal::
 
-      LOCALE = ('usa', 'jpn',      # On Windows
+      LOCALE = ['usa', 'jpn',      # On Windows
                 'en_US', 'ja_JP'   # On Unix/Linux
-      )
+      ]
 
    For a list of available locales refer to `locales on Windows`_  or on
    Unix/Linux, use the ``locale -a`` command; see manpage
diff --git a/pelican/tests/default_conf.py b/pelican/tests/default_conf.py
index 583c3253..c675d9ab 100644
--- a/pelican/tests/default_conf.py
+++ b/pelican/tests/default_conf.py
@@ -12,20 +12,20 @@ DEFAULT_PAGINATION = 2
 FEED_RSS = "feeds/all.rss.xml"
 CATEGORY_FEED_RSS = "feeds/{slug}.rss.xml"
 
-LINKS = (
+LINKS = [
     ("Biologeek", "http://biologeek.org"),
     ("Filyb", "http://filyb.info/"),
     ("Libert-fr", "http://www.libert-fr.com"),
     ("N1k0", "http://prendreuncafe.com/blog/"),
     ("Tarek Ziadé", "http://ziade.org/blog"),
     ("Zubin Mithra", "http://zubin71.wordpress.com/"),
-)
+]
 
-SOCIAL = (
+SOCIAL = [
     ("twitter", "http://twitter.com/ametaireau"),
     ("lastfm", "http://lastfm.com/user/akounet"),
     ("github", "http://github.com/ametaireau"),
-)
+]
 
 # global metadata to all the contents
 DEFAULT_METADATA = {"yeah": "it is"}
diff --git a/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.jinja2 b/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.jinja2
index d2e92d4b..b2d41c78 100644
--- a/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.jinja2
+++ b/pelican/tools/templates/pelicanconf.py.jinja2
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ AUTHOR_FEED_ATOM = None
 AUTHOR_FEED_RSS = None
 
 # Blogroll
-LINKS = (
+LINKS = [
     ("Pelican", "https://getpelican.com/"),
     ("Python.org", "https://www.python.org/"),
     ("Jinja2", "https://palletsprojects.com/p/jinja/"),
     ("You can modify those links in your config file", "#"),
-)
+]
 
 # Social widget
-SOCIAL = (
+SOCIAL = [
     ("You can add links in your config file", "#"),
     ("Another social link", "#"),
-)
+]
 
 DEFAULT_PAGINATION = {{default_pagination}}
 
diff --git a/samples/pelican.conf.py b/samples/pelican.conf.py
index d10254e8..233a2061 100644
--- a/samples/pelican.conf.py
+++ b/samples/pelican.conf.py
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ DEFAULT_DATE = (2012, 3, 2, 14, 1, 1)
 FEED_ALL_RSS = "feeds/all.rss.xml"
 CATEGORY_FEED_RSS = "feeds/{slug}.rss.xml"
 
-LINKS = (
+LINKS = [
     ("Biologeek", "http://biologeek.org"),
     ("Filyb", "http://filyb.info/"),
     ("Libert-fr", "http://www.libert-fr.com"),
     ("N1k0", "http://prendreuncafe.com/blog/"),
     ("Tarek Ziadé", "http://ziade.org/blog"),
     ("Zubin Mithra", "http://zubin71.wordpress.com/"),
-)
+]
 
-SOCIAL = (
+SOCIAL = [
     ("twitter", "http://twitter.com/ametaireau"),
     ("lastfm", "http://lastfm.com/user/akounet"),
     ("github", "http://github.com/ametaireau"),
-)
+]
 
 # global metadata to all the contents
 DEFAULT_METADATA = {"yeah": "it is"}
diff --git a/samples/pelican.conf_FR.py b/samples/pelican.conf_FR.py
index cbca06df..f0872839 100644
--- a/samples/pelican.conf_FR.py
+++ b/samples/pelican.conf_FR.py
@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ ARTICLE_SAVE_AS = ARTICLE_URL + "index.html"
 FEED_ALL_RSS = "feeds/all.rss.xml"
 CATEGORY_FEED_RSS = "feeds/{slug}.rss.xml"
 
-LINKS = (
+LINKS = [
     ("Biologeek", "http://biologeek.org"),
     ("Filyb", "http://filyb.info/"),
     ("Libert-fr", "http://www.libert-fr.com"),
     ("N1k0", "http://prendreuncafe.com/blog/"),
     ("Tarek Ziadé", "http://ziade.org/blog"),
     ("Zubin Mithra", "http://zubin71.wordpress.com/"),
-)
+]
 
-SOCIAL = (
+SOCIAL = [
     ("twitter", "http://twitter.com/ametaireau"),
     ("lastfm", "http://lastfm.com/user/akounet"),
     ("github", "http://github.com/ametaireau"),
-)
+]
 
 # global metadata to all the contents
 DEFAULT_METADATA = {"yeah": "it is"}