Conditional operator in Python?

[Erik Max Francis]

Ben Wolfson wrote:

> Easily, if unreadably, solved: (condition and (a,) or (b,))[0]

Sure, but unfortunately the unreadable part defeats the whole purpose
for wanting a conditional operator in the first place :-).

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