A library approach to the ternary operator

Jp Calderone exarkun at intarweb.us
Fri Mar 21 18:03:49 EST 2003


On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 10:47:55PM +0000, Brandon Beck wrote:
> >My choice would be:
> >
> ># ternary module
> >def select(test, fn_iftrue, fn_iffalse):
> >    if test:
> >        return fn_iftrue()
> >    return fn_iffalse()
> >
> >then:
> >
> >from ternary import *
> >x = select(condition, lambda:true_result, lambda:false_result)
> 
> 
> Another possibility along these sames lines is:
> 
> # ternary module
> def select(test, iftrue, iffalse):
> 	if test:
> 		if callable(iftrue):
> 			return iftrue()
> 		else:
> 			return iftrue
> 	else:
> 		if callable(iffalse):
> 			return iffalse()
> 		else:
> 			return iffalse()
> 
> then the user can use either the short circuiting or non-short 
> circuiting version depending on what they want and what's more
> appropriate/readable.
> 
> Both of these then work:
> 	x = select(condition, lambda:true_result, lambda:false_result)
> 	x = select(condition, true_result, false_result)
> 

  ... until you try to use an actual callable as true_result or
false_result.

  In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.

  Jp

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