def try_remove_lowest()

in pysteve/lib/plugins/stv.py [0:0]

• 22 lines of code
• 11 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def try_remove_lowest(surplus, candidates):
  lowest1 = 1e18
  lowest2 = 1e18
  which = None
  for c in candidates.l:
    if c.status == HOPEFUL and c.vote < lowest1:
      lowest1 = c.vote
      which = c
  if not which:
    debug.append("Could not find a subject to eliminate")
    return False
  for c in candidates.l:
    if c != which and c.status != ELIMINATED and c.vote < lowest2:
      lowest2 = c.vote

  diff = lowest2 - lowest1
  if diff >= 0.0:
    debug.append('Lowest Difference = %.9f - %.9f = %.9f' % ( lowest2, lowest1, diff))
  if diff > surplus:
    debug.append('Remove Lowest (unforced)')
    which.eliminate()
    return True
  return False