else
/ elif
used after return
PYL-R1705 6 self.matrix = np.eye(2**num_qubits, dtype=complex)
7
8 def __mul__(self, other):
9 if isinstance(other, QGate):10 return QGate(self.num_qubits, np.dot(self.matrix, other.matrix))
11 elif isinstance(other, np.ndarray):
12 return np.dot(self.matrix, other)
The use of else
or elif
becomes redundant and can be dropped if the last statement under the leading if
/ elif
block is a return
statement.
In the case of an elif
after return
, it can be written as a separate if
block.
For else
blocks after return
, the statements can be shifted out of else
. Please refer to the examples below for reference.
Refactoring the code this way can improve code-readability and make it easier to maintain.
def classify_number(x):
if x % 2 == 0:
return 'Even'
else:
return 'Odd'
def what_is_this_number(x):
if x % 2 == 0 and x >= 0:
return 'Even'
elif x % 2 == 0 and x < 0:
return 'Even and Negative'
elif x % 2 != 0 and x < 0:
return 'Odd and Negative.'
else:
return 'Odd'
def classify_number(x):
if x % 2 == 0:
return 'Even'
return 'Odd'
def what_is_this_number(x):
if x % 2 == 0 and x >= 0:
return 'Even'
if x % 2 == 0 and x < 0:
return 'Even and Negative'
if x % 2 != 0 and x < 0:
return 'Odd and Negative'
return 'Odd'