(a==b) ? 'Yes' : 'No'

[Steve Holden]

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message <7316f3d2-bcc9-4a1a-8598-
> cdd5d41fd74b at k17g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, Joaquin Abian wrote:
> 
>> (a==b) and 'YES' or 'NO'
>>
>> Yes, ugly
> 
> Why would you say that’s ugly?
> 
> By the way, you don’t need the parentheses.

But at the same time, if you don't *absolutely know* you don't need the
parentheses then the parentheses are a very good idea, so I applaud the
example as Pythonic while agreeing that it's ugly. A conditional
expression seems more natural.

regards
 Steve
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