I come from c/c++ and I like my ternary operator. Simply great for short and simple condition-assignment.

Since i’ve  started using python (about 18 months), I have problems remembering the proper way to do this (ADD anyone ?), simply because Guido went for a “great to read” but “impossible to think” way of expressing it.

So here’s for me and others to remember (I’ve also put it on a huge post-it above my desk) :

c version is –> conditionalExpression ? valueIfTrue :valueifFalse;

python version is –> valueIfTrue if conditionalExpression else valueifFalse

• philgo20
• February 2, 2011
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