# Good Code: for item_obj in todo_list.item_set.all(): todo_dict['importance_%d_%s' % (item_obj.importance, 'complete' if item_obj.completed else 'incomplete')] += 1 # My original code was a collection of ifs: for item_obj in todo_list.item_set.all(): if item_obj.importance == 1: if item_obj.completed == True: todo_dict['importance_1_complete'] += 1 else todo_dict['importance_1_incomplete'] += 1 if item_obj.importance == 2: if item_obj.completed == True: todo_dict['importance_2_complete'] += 1 else todo_dict['importance_2_incomplete'] += 1 if item_obj.importance == 3: if item_obj.completed == True: todo_dict['importance_3_complete'] += 1 else todo_dict['importance_3_incomplete'] += 1 if item_obj.importance == 4: if item_obj.completed == True: todo_dict['importance_4_complete'] += 1 else todo_dict['importance_4_incomplete'] += 1 if item_obj.importance == 5: if item_obj.completed == True: todo_dict['importance_5_complete'] += 1 else todo_dict['importance_5_incomplete'] += 1