Return statement using ternary operator

Question

In c I can do something like:

int minn(int n, int m){  return (n<m)? n:m } 

But in python I am not able to achieve the same:

def minn(n,m):     return n if n<m else return m 

this gives Syntax Error

I know I can do something like :

def minn(n,m):     return min(n,m) 

My question is that, can't I use ternary operator in python.

Answer 1

Your C code doesn't contain two return statements. Neither should your python code... The translation of your ternary expression is n if n<m else m, so just use that expression when you return the value:

def minn(n,m):     return n if n<m else m