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Refactor messy code for readability

Claude 5 views 0 copies Oct 3, 2026
Clean up hard-to-read code with better names, smaller functions and less duplication, without changing what it does.

Prompt

Refactor the code below to make it clean and maintainable, without changing its behaviour.

Language: [language]
Style guide or conventions: [e.g. PEP 8, Airbnb]

Goals:
- Clear, descriptive names
- Small functions with a single responsibility
- Remove duplication and dead code
- Simplify nested conditions (early returns, guard clauses)
- Add type hints/annotations and brief docstrings where helpful

Return:
1. The refactored code
2. A list of changes and why each improves the code
3. Any behaviour you weren't sure about (so I can verify)
4. Tests that would prove behaviour is unchanged

Code:
```
[paste code]
```

Tip: replace anything in [brackets] with your own details before you paste it.

#refactoring#clean code#maintainability#readability
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