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Author: maddenp-cu

src/uwtools/drivers/driver.py

@@ -376,10 +376,7 @@ def run(self):
         if self.config[STR.execution][STR.executable] is None:
             msg = "Drivers not specifying 'executable' must override the run() method"
             raise UWNotImplementedError(msg)
-        if self._batch:
-            yield self._run_via_batch_submission()
-        else:
-            yield self._run_via_local_execution()
+        yield self._run_via_batch_submission() if self._batch else self._run_via_local_execution()
 
     @task
     def runscript(self):

src/uwtools/tests/drivers/test_driver.py

@@ -443,11 +443,12 @@ def test_Driver_output_not_implemented(cls, config, utc):
 @mark.parametrize("batch", [True, False])
 def test_Driver_run(batch, driverobj, node):
     driverobj._batch = batch
+    executable = Path(driverobj.config["execution"]["executable"])
+    executable.touch()
     with (
         patch.object(driverobj, "_run_via_batch_submission", return_value=node) as rvbs,
         patch.object(driverobj, "_run_via_local_execution", return_value=node) as rvle,
     ):
-        Path(driverobj._config["execution"]["executable"]).touch()
         driverobj.run()
         if batch:
             rvbs.assert_called_once_with()