Putting a simple if-then-else statement on one line [duplicate]

Question

I'm just getting into Python and I really like the terseness of the syntax. However, is there an easier way of writing an if-then-else statement so it fits on one line?

For example:

if count == N:     count = 0 else:     count = N + 1 

Is there a simpler way of writing this? I mean, in Objective-C I would write this as:

count = count == N ? 0 : count + 1; 

Is there something similar for Python?

Update

I know that in this instance I can use count == (count + 1) % N.

I'm asking about the general syntax.

Answer 1

That's more specifically a ternary operator expression than an if-then, here's the python syntax

value_when_true if condition else value_when_false 

Better Example: (thanks Mr. Burns)

'Yes' if fruit == 'Apple' else 'No'

Now with assignment and contrast with if syntax

fruit = 'Apple' isApple = True if fruit == 'Apple' else False 

vs

fruit = 'Apple' isApple = False if fruit == 'Apple' : isApple = True