Code Quality

Dead Code in Python: What It Is and How to Remove It

Dead code is code that is defined but never executed — unreachable branches, unused functions, commented-out blocks. It inflates the codebase and hides real bugs.


❌ Code with Dead Branch

def get_discount(user_type):
    if user_type == 'premium':
        return 0.2
    elif user_type == 'premium':  # Duplicate — unreachable!
        return 0.3
    return 0.0

✅ Cleaned Up

def get_discount(user_type):
    if user_type == 'premium':
        return 0.2
    return 0.0
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