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Sourcery refactoring id: swap-variable

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Description:

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Swap variable values with tuple assignment

Before:

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temp = a
a = b
b = temp

After:

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a, b = b, a

Explanation:

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When trying to swap the values held by two variables, we may avoid using an extra temporary variable unnecessarily by employing Python’s tuple assignment. As a consequence of this refactoring, the code is not only more concise but also reflects its intention more clearly.