Conditional operator in Python?

[Emile van Sebille]

Yes, it comes up.  Generally, except for short-circuiting, the solutions
follow:

>>> 1 and 2 or 3
2
>>> 0 and 2 or 3
3

HTH,

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"Erik Max Francis" <max at alcyone.com> wrote in message
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> Okay, okay, but I still have to ask.
>
> Why isn't there a conditional operator (a ? b : c) in Python?  2.0 now
> has augmented assignments, and the FAQ even acknowledges that the
> conditional operator is sometimes quite convenient and gives some (very
> awkward) Python alternatives.
>
> I've been reading comp.lang.python for a while (since just before 2.0
> shipped) and I can't really remember much discussion about it.  Is it a
> perennial request and I'm just missing it?
>
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