PY3.R1705
No else return
Used in order to highlight an unnecessary block of code following an if containing a return statement. As such, it will warn when it encounters an else following a chain of ifs, all of them containing a return statement.
Noncompliant Code:
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def compare_numbers(a: int, b: int) -> int:
if a == b:
return 0
elif a < b:
return -1
else:
return 1
Compliant Code:
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def compare_numbers(a: int, b: int) -> int:
if a == b:
return 0
if a < b:
return -1
return 1