python (bool) ? then : else syntax? [duplicate]

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Python Ternary Operator

In some languages including Java, C/C++, C#, etc. you can assign a value based on the result of an inline boolean expression.

For example,

return (i < x) ? i : x 

This will return i if i < x, otherwise it will return x. I like this because it is much more compact in many cases than the longer syntax which follows.

if (i < x)   return i else   return x 

Is it possible to use this syntax in python and if so, how?

Answer 1

You can use (x if cond else y), e.g.

>>> x = 0 >>> y = 1 >>> print("a" if x < y else "b") a 

That will work will lambda function too.

Answer 2

Yes, it looks like this:

return i if i < x else x 

It's called the conditional operator in python.