diff --git a/implementations/C/README.md b/implementations/C/README.md
index 0f3a1ce..3e93ba4 100644
--- a/implementations/C/README.md
+++ b/implementations/C/README.md
@@ -18,5 +18,3 @@ like to replace the dependency on Python with, say, Awk or something.
 - boehm-gc
 - gmp
 
-
-    sudo apt install gperf 
diff --git a/implementations/Python/canhasstr.py b/implementations/Python/canhasstr.py
index 02dbfb8..e891338 100644
--- a/implementations/Python/canhasstr.py
+++ b/implementations/Python/canhasstr.py
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 
 
 def f(string, start=0, acc=[]):
-    if start >= len(string):
-        return acc
-    if '[' == string[start]:
-        return [1] + f(string, start+1, acc)
-    if ']' == string[start]:
-        return [0] + f(string, start+1, acc)
-    if ' ' == string[start]:
-        return f(string, start+1, acc)
+    if start >= len(string): return acc
+    if '[' == string[start]: return [1] + f(string, start+1, acc)
+    if ']' == string[start]: return [0] + f(string, start+1, acc)
+    if ' ' == string[start]: return f(string, start+1, acc)
     symbol, n = bar(string, start, start)
     return [symbol] + f(string, n, acc)