too-many-branches (PLR0912)#
Derived from the Pylint linter.
What it does#
Checks for functions or methods with too many branches.
By default, this rule allows up to 12 branches. This can be configured
using the pylint.max-branches option.
Why is this bad?#
Functions or methods with many branches are harder to understand and maintain than functions or methods with fewer branches.
Example#
def capital(country):
if country == "Australia":
return "Canberra"
elif country == "Brazil":
return "Brasilia"
elif country == "Canada":
return "Ottawa"
elif country == "England":
return "London"
elif country == "France":
return "Paris"
elif country == "Germany":
return "Berlin"
elif country == "Poland":
return "Warsaw"
elif country == "Romania":
return "Bucharest"
elif country == "Spain":
return "Madrid"
elif country == "Thailand":
return "Bangkok"
elif country == "Turkey":
return "Ankara"
elif country == "United States":
return "Washington"
else:
return "Unknown" # 13th branch
Use instead:
def capital(country):
capitals = {
"Australia": "Canberra",
"Brazil": "Brasilia",
"Canada": "Ottawa",
"England": "London",
"France": "Paris",
"Germany": "Berlin",
"Poland": "Warsaw",
"Romania": "Bucharest",
"Spain": "Madrid",
"Thailand": "Bangkok",
"Turkey": "Ankara",
"United States": "Washington",
}
city = capitals.get(country, "Unknown")
return city