fix type check

adbar · Feb 9, 2025 · d46bc7e · d46bc7e
1 parent 2e31705
commit d46bc7e
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 7 deletions.
diff --git a/trafilatura/utils.py b/trafilatura/utils.py
@@ -469,14 +469,13 @@ def is_in_table_cell(elem: _Element) -> bool:
 
 def is_last_element_in_cell(elem: _Element) -> bool:
     '''Check whether an element is the last element in table cell'''
+    if not is_in_table_cell(elem): # shortcut
+        return False
+
     if elem.tag == "cell":
         children = list(elem)
-        if not children:
-            return True
-        else:
-            return children[-1] == elem
+        return children and children[-1] == elem
     elif is_in_table_cell(elem):
-        cell = elem.getparent()
-        children = list(cell)
-
+        children = list(elem.getparent())
         return children and children[-1] == elem
+    return False