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Remove Redundant Pass

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Sourcery refactoring id: remove-redundant-pass

Section titled “Sourcery refactoring id: remove-redundant-pass”

Description:

Section titled “Description:”

Removes unnecessary pass statements

Before:

Section titled “Before:”
if a:
    x()
else:
    pass
do_something()
pass

After:

Section titled “After:”
if a:
    x()
do_something()

Explanation:

Section titled “Explanation:”

A pass statement is unnecessary if a block has other statements in it, and an else which only contains pass can be safely removed. Making these changes shortens the code, and the reader doesn’t have to consider and deal with the unnecessary pass statements.