[Python-Dev] Re: Trinary Operators

[Chad Netzer]

On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 17:38, Ka-Ping Yee wrote:

> For example, here's a common idiom i use in C:
> 
>     printf("Read %d file%s.", count, count == 1 ? "" : "s");

Just for giggles, here is a python version:


    print "Read %d file%s." % (count, {1:""}.get(count,"s"))


Exact same number of characters, even. :)

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