["python","syntax"]
Conditional operator in Python?

do you know if Python supports some keyword or expression like in C++ to return values based on if condition, all in the same line (The C++ if expressed with the question mark ?) // C++ value = ( a > 10 ? b : c )
value = b if a > 10 else c For Python 2.4 and lower you would have to do something like the following, although the semantics isn't identical as the short circuiting effect is lost: value = [c, b][a > 10] There's also another hack using 'and ... or' but it's best to not use it as it has an undesirable behaviour in some situations that can lead to a hard to find bug. I won't even write the hack here as I think it's best not to use it, but you can read about it on Wikipedia if you want.