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title: do not use double negation
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# do not use double negation

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `python-best-practices/no-double-not`

**Language:** Python

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Error Prone

## Description{% #description %}

Do not use two negation. It makes the code more complex to read and understand. Instead of using two negation, use the expression directly.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```python
if not not foo:  # just use if foo
	pass
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```python
if not foo:
	pass
```
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