nested-min-max (PLW3301)

Derived from the Pylint linter.

Fix is sometimes available.

What it does

Checks for nested min and max calls.

Why is this bad?

Nested min and max calls can be flattened into a single call to improve readability.

Example

minimum = min(1, 2, min(3, 4, 5))
maximum = max(1, 2, max(3, 4, 5))
diff = maximum - minimum

Use instead:

minimum = min(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
maximum = max(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
diff = maximum - minimum

References

• Python documentation: min
• Python documentation: max