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Redundant boolean variable check

Reports equality comparison with a boolean literal.

Example:

def func(s): if s.isdigit() == True: return int(s)

With the quick-fix applied, the code fragment will be simplified to:

def func(s): if s.isdigit(): return int(s)

Locating this inspection

By ID

Can be used to locate inspection in e.g. Qodana configuration files, where you can quickly enable or disable it, or adjust its settings.

PySimplifyBooleanCheckInspection
Via Settings dialog

Path to the inspection settings via IntelliJ Platform IDE Settings dialog, when you need to adjust inspection settings directly from your IDE.

Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inspections | Python

Inspection options

Here you can find the description of settings available for the Redundant boolean variable check inspection, and the reference of their default values.

Ignore comparison to zero

Default: Selected

Availability

By default bundled with

DataSpell 2024.1, IntelliJ IDEA 2024.1, PyCharm 2024.1, Qodana for JVM 2024.1,

Can be installed with plugin

Python Community Edition, 241.SNAPSHOT

Last modified: 18 June 2024