Python Ternary Operator Can't assigned

Question

age = 22
message = "Allowed" if age >= 18 else message = " not allowed"
print (message)

What's wrong with this python ternary? Every time I try to execute it says can't assign to conditional expression.

You mean `message = "Allowed" if age >= 18 else " not allowed"`. You should search for your error messages. — jonrsharpe, Mar 08 '20 at 10:44
https://book.pythontips.com/en/latest/ternary_operators.html — Neven V., Mar 08 '20 at 10:45

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 08 '20 at 10:48

You don't need the second message =: message = "Allowed" if age >= 18 else " not allowed" will work.

Essentially, the Python ternary operator works like this:

[result] = [thing if true] if [condition] else [thing if false]

All that's necessary is a condition and the two separate options: you don't need to assign the message variable twice.

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