>>> pass if False else pass File "<stdin>", line 1 pass if False else pass ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax >>> # Python parses this as `x = (1 if False else y) = 2` >>> # The `(1 if False else x)` part is actually valid, but >>> # it can't be on the left-hand ...
The Python ternary operator, also known as the conditional operator, is a concise way to write simple if-else statements. Introduced in Python 2.5, this operator allows you to return one of two values depending on the evaluation of a given condition. ...
When I'm working in ruby on the other hand, I'm more likely to use if...else...end because it's an expression too. x = if (y < 100) then "dog" elif (y < 150) then "cat" elif (y < 300) then "bar" else "baz" end (Although, admittedly, for something this simple, I...