PEP 308 - ternary operator

[Erik Max Francis]

Jim Jinkins wrote:

> My preference for an immediate-if operator is the traditional '?' from
> C:
> 
>     cond ? expr1 : expr2
	...
> If this is not acceptable my second choice is a functional form:
>     iif(cond, expr1, expr2)
> 
> This is not a function, it is a built-in macro.

Both of these forms have been explicitly rejected by the BDFL, although
for different reasons; check the current state of the PEP.

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