[Python-Dev] Trinary Operators (original) (raw)

Eric S. Raymond esr@thyrsus.com
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:12:04 -0500

Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>:

> Should I dust off that patch and write a PEP?

I don't recall what syntax your patch implemented.

I implemented a ? b : c, which you rejected for good reasons. My choice today would be C ? x ! y, but x if C else y has some attractions.

If you want to write or co-author the PEP for (x if C else y), be my guest! (You probably have more time than I do at this point.)

I'll put it on my to-do list. Immediate action is unlikely as I have a road trip coming up.

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