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Sourcery refactoring id: switch

Section titled “Sourcery refactoring id: switch”

Description:

Section titled “Description:”

Simplify conditionals into a form more like a switch statement

Before:

Section titled “Before:”
if item.a == 1:
    q += 2
elif item.a == 2:
    q += 2
elif item.a == 4:
    q = 0

After:

Section titled “After:”
if item.a in [1, 2]:
    q += 2
elif item.a == 4:
    q = 0

Explanation:

Section titled “Explanation:”

This refactoring examines complex conditionals where a variable is being compared to various different values, and tries to put them into the simplest form possible, eliminating duplicated blocks.