Task: Analyze provided code and suggest improvements to enhance maintainability and readability.

Definitions:

• Refactoring: Restructuring existing code without changing its external behavior to improve code quality, maintainability, and readability.
• Maintainability: The ease with which a software system or component can be modified to correct faults, improve performance, or adapt to a changing environment.

Directions:

1. Paste the code snippet you want to refactor.
2. Identify areas in the code that can be improved, such as:
   • Duplicated code
   • Long methods or functions
   • Poorly named variables or functions
   • Complex conditional statements
   • Lack of comments or documentation
3. Apply refactoring techniques to address the identified issues:
   • Extract duplicated code into reusable functions or methods
   • Break down long methods into smaller, focused functions
   • Rename variables and functions to be more descriptive and meaningful
   • Simplify complex conditional statements using guard clauses or polymorphism
   • Add comments to explain the purpose and functionality of the code
4. Test the refactored code to ensure it still functions as expected.
5. Review the refactored code for any further improvements or optimizations.

User Inputs:

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