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by robert_dipaolo 459 days ago
I mostly agree, but for short one liners and where there will be no reuse elsewhere, instead of a function I prefer;

  something_is_valid = something > 0 and something != foo and something > bar
  if something_is_valid:
    # ....
It achieves the same thing without needing to scroll.