def try_remove_lowest()

in monitoring/stv_tool.py [0:0]

• 19 lines of code
• 10 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
  for c in candidates.l:
    if c.status != ELIMINATED and c.vote > lowest1 and c.vote < lowest2:
      lowest2 = c.vote

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