John Nagle wrote: > Chris Rebert wrote: >> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:40 AM, gentlestone <tibor.b...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Hi, how can I write the popular C/JAVA syntax in Python? >>> >>> Java example: >>> return (a==b) ? 'Yes' : 'No' >>> >>> My first idea is: >>> return ('No','Yes')[bool(a==b)] >>> >>> Is there a more elegant/common python expression for this? >> >> Yes, Python has ternary operator-like syntax: >> return ('Yes' if a==b else 'No') >> >> Note that this requires a recent version of Python. > > Who let the dogs in? That's awful syntax. > Yes, that's deliberately awful syntax. Guido designed it that way to ensure that people didn't aver-use it, thereby reducing the readability of Python applications. Speaking purely personally I hardly ever use it, but don't dislike it.
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