PY3.C1802

Use implicit booleaness not len

Used when we detect that len(sequence) is being used without explicit comparison inside a condition to determine if a sequence is empty. Instead of coercing the length to a boolean, either rely on the fact that empty sequences are false or compare the length against a scalar.

Noncompliant Code:

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fruits = ["orange", "apple"]

if len(fruits):
    print(fruits)

Compliant Code:

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fruits = ["orange", "apple"]

if fruits:
    print(fruits)

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