On Apr 26, 1:58 am, Antoon Pardon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2007-04-25, Stef Mientki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > hello,
>
> > As part of a procedure I've a number sequences like this:
>
> ><Python>
> > if Print_Info: print Datafile.readline()
> > else: Datafile.readline()
> ></Python>
>
> > Is there a more compressed way to write such a statement,
> > especially I dislike the redundancy "Datafile.readline()".
>
> > thanks,
> > Stef Mientki
>
> You could consider the following
>
> def Print(arg):
> print arg
>
> def Noop(arg):
> pass
>
or (untested):
if Print_Info:
def printOrNot(arg):
print arg
else:
def printOrNot(arg):
pass
printOrNot(Datafile.readline())
> (Print if Print_Info else Noop) (Datafile.readline())
>
> --
> Antoon Pardon
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