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Sourcery rule id: while-guard-to-condition

Section titled “Sourcery rule id: while-guard-to-condition”

Description

Section titled “Description”

Move a guard clause in a while statement’s body into its test

Before

Section titled “Before”
location = "Work"
destination = "Home"
while True:
    if location == destination:
        break
    location = travel()

After

Section titled “After”
location = "Work"
destination = "Home"
while not location == destination:
    location = travel()

Explanation

Section titled “Explanation”

Removing the guard clause simplifies the code and makes clearer the intention of the loop.