code: def _simplify(cls, operands: List[Expression]) -> bool:
          
  
          if cls.associative:
              new_operands = []  # type: List[Expression]
              for operand in operands:
                  if isinstance(operand, cls):
                      new_operands.extend(operand.operands)  # type: ignore
                  else:
                      new_operands.append(operand)
              operands.clear()
              operands.extend(new_operands)
  
          if cls.one_identity and len(operands) == 1:
              expr = operands[0]
              if not isinstance(expr, Wildcard) or (expr.min_count == 1 and expr.fixed_size):
                  return True
  
          if cls.commutative:
              operands.sort()
  
          return False
docs: Flatten/sort the operands of associative/commutative operations.
  
          Returns:
              True iff *one_identity* is True and the operation contains a single
              argument that is not a sequence wildcard.