From 32c922436601d6bf0af9bd59396e434d94cd736d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Renato Mello <renato.msf@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 14:01:16 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] lint improvements

---
 src/qibo/backends/__init__.py | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/qibo/backends/__init__.py b/src/qibo/backends/__init__.py
index 1cc48193ca..74f74e1187 100644
--- a/src/qibo/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/src/qibo/backends/__init__.py
@@ -26,28 +26,36 @@ def load(backend: str, **kwargs) -> Backend:
 
         Args:
             backend (str): Name of the backend to load.
-            kwargs (dict): Additional arguments for the qibo backend.
+            kwargs (dict): Additional arguments for the ``qibo`` backend.
+
         Returns:
-            qibo.backends.abstract.Backend: The loaded backend.
+            :class:`qibo.backends.abstract.Backend`: Loaded backend.
         """
 
-        if backend == "numpy":
-            return NumpyBackend()
-        elif backend == "pytorch":
+        possible_backends = ["numpy", "pytorch", "clifford", "qulacs"]
+
+        if backend not in possible_backends:
+            raise_error(
+                ValueError,
+                f"Backend {backend} is not available. "
+                + f"The native qibo backends are {QIBO_NATIVE_BACKENDS}.",
+            )
+
+        if backend == "pytorch":
             return PyTorchBackend()
-        elif backend == "clifford":
+
+        if backend == "clifford":
             engine = kwargs.pop("platform", None)
             kwargs["engine"] = engine
+
             return CliffordBackend(**kwargs)
-        elif backend == "qulacs":
-            from qibo.backends.qulacs import QulacsBackend
+
+        if backend == "qulacs":
+            from qibo.backends.qulacs import QulacsBackend  # pylint: disable=C0415
 
             return QulacsBackend()
-        else:
-            raise_error(
-                ValueError,
-                f"Backend {backend} is not available. The native qibo backends are {QIBO_NATIVE_BACKENDS}.",
-            )
+
+        return NumpyBackend()
 
     def list_available(self) -> dict:
         """Lists all the available native qibo backends."""