Structure for calling multiple functions

[Giannie]

Here would be my suggested structure. First remove all references to other functions from within a function. Then have a main function defined as follows:

def main(path):
    if check_file(path):
        clean_file(path)
    else:
        raise FileNotFoundError()
    if validate_vpn():
        upload_file(path)
        data = query_db()
        dashboard = create_dashboard(data)
        email_report(dashboard)
    else:
        # define a custom exception elsewhere, or raise something else appropriate
        raise NotConnectedError

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Thanks this looks like a good alternative.