diff --git a/pypdf/_page.py b/pypdf/_page.py
index 6e98658fa..c13422392 100644
--- a/pypdf/_page.py
+++ b/pypdf/_page.py
@@ -1980,21 +1980,12 @@ def process_operation(operator: bytes, operands: List[Any]) -> None:
                 memo_tm = tm_matrix.copy()
             # Table 5.2 page 398
             elif operator == b"Tz":
-                if operands:
-                    char_scale = float(operands[0]) / 100.0
-                else:
-                    char_scale = 1.0
+                char_scale = float(operands[0]) / 100.0 if operands else 1.0
             elif operator == b"Tw":
-                if operands:
-                    space_scale = 1.0 + float(operands[0])
-                else:
-                    space_scale = 1.0
+                space_scale = 1.0 + float(operands[0] if operands else 0.0)
             elif operator == b"TL":
-                if operands:
-                    scale_x = math.sqrt(tm_matrix[0]**2 + tm_matrix[2]**2)
-                    TL = float(operands[0]) * font_size * scale_x
-                else:
-                    TL = 0.0
+               scale_x = math.sqrt(tm_matrix[0]**2 + tm_matrix[2]**2)
+               TL = float(operands[0] if operands else 0.0) * font_size * scale_x
             elif operator == b"Tf":
                 if text != "":
                     output += text  # .translate(cmap)