remove dead else branch
@@ -457,8 +457,7 @@ def fast_plain_mtext(text: str, split=False) -> Union[List[str], str]:
# until columns are supported, better to at least remove the
# escape character
chars.append(" ")
- else:
- pass # discard other commands
+ # else: discard other commands
else: # multiple character commands are terminated by ';'
stacking = char == "S" # stacking command surrounds user data
first_char = char
