Use preferred is_file and import sytax

src/electos/ballotmaker/make_ballots.py

@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ def make_ballots(
         Output directory for generated PDF files
         Styles file for ballot formatting
     """
-    # is the EDF a JSON file?
+    # is the EDF a file?
     if _edf is None:
-        log.debug("No EDF file provided.")
+        log.debug("No EDF file provided to make ballots.")
         return NO_FILE
-    if Path.is_file(_edf) is False:
-        log.debug(f"{_edf} is not a file")
+    if not _edf.is_file():
+        log.debug(f"Can't make ballots, EDF {_edf} is not a file")
         return NO_FILE
     # was a valid output directory provided?
     # was a styles file provided?

src/electos/ballotmaker/validate_edf.py

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ def validate_edf(
     """
     # is the EDF a file?
     if _edf is None:
-        log.debug("No EDF file provided.")
+        log.debug("No EDF file provided for validation.")
         return NO_FILE
     if not _edf.is_file():
-        log.debug(f"{_edf} is not a file")
+        log.debug(f"Can't validate, EDF {_edf} is not a file")
         return NO_FILE
 
     ballot_style_count = read_edf(_edf)

tests/test_make_ballots.py

@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from electos.ballotmaker import make_ballots
 from electos.ballotmaker.constants import NO_ERRORS, NO_FILE
+from electos.ballotmaker.make_ballots import make_ballots
 
-not_a_file = Path("not_a_file.json")
+imaginary_file = Path("imaginary_file.json")
 test_dir = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
 test_file = Path("june_test_case.json")
 full_test_path = Path(test_dir, test_file)
 
 
 def test_make_ballots():
     # force a no file error with Path = None
-    assert make_ballots.make_ballots(_edf=None) == NO_FILE
-    # ensure not_a_file is actually not a file
-    assert Path.is_file(not_a_file) == False
-    assert make_ballots.make_ballots(not_a_file) == NO_FILE
-    assert Path.is_file(full_test_path)
-    assert make_ballots.make_ballots(full_test_path) == NO_ERRORS
+    assert make_ballots(_edf=None) == NO_FILE
+    # ensure imaginary_file is actually not a file
+    assert not imaginary_file.is_file()
+    assert make_ballots(imaginary_file) == NO_FILE
+    assert full_test_path.is_file()
+    assert make_ballots(full_test_path) == NO_ERRORS