add clarifying comment about deleted users

WarnerMedia · Nov 17, 2023 · 983c375 · 983c375
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diff --git a/backend/lambdas/api/authorizer/authorizer/handlers.py b/backend/lambdas/api/authorizer/authorizer/handlers.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def _get_update_or_create_user(email: str) -> User:
     user = _get_user(email)
 
     # If user is soft-deleted, return None so that auth fails
+    # this should never occur in practice because user email is modified with a suffix of "_DELETED_{timestamp}" at deletion, but it is ok to retain this check
     if user and user.deleted:
         return None