In Java, setting a variable to a value based on a condition could be done in one line like so:
variable = (!true) ? 1 : 2
This would result to '2'.
Is there python equivalent to this code?
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For future reference, this is known as the ternary operator. That term should be much more search-friendly than "inline if". – user2357112 Aug 02 '13 at 01:26
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Given that `!true` is a constant, the easiest way to write this in one line is `variable = 2`. :) – abarnert Aug 02 '13 at 01:33
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1@user2357112: Actually, in Python, it's called a "conditional expression", and `if` is explicitly _not_ an operator. However, after a bit of resistance, they relented and added `sometimes called a "ternary operator"` to [the docs](http://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#conditional-expressions) because that's what everyone coming from C-family languages searches for. – abarnert Aug 02 '13 at 01:36
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@abarnert That was just an example. The conditional in there can be anything. – TheProofIsTrivium Aug 02 '13 at 04:47
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@Yoni201: I was pretty sure of that, which is why I put it as a comment (with a stupid smiley) rather than an answer. – abarnert Aug 02 '13 at 18:17
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variable = 1 if not True else 2
General ternary syntax:
<value_if_true> if <condition> else <value_if_false>
This is called a conditional expression in Python, and is mostly equivalent to the "ternary operator" in C-family languages (although it's not actually an operator). The original proposal PEP 308 has more details.
