[Python-Dev] Adding a conditional expression in Py3.0 (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Thu Sep 29 18:35:49 CEST 2005

On 9/29/05, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:

I would argue for mandatory parentheses around the expression, leaving room later (probably after Guido is no longer around to be sick at the site of it) for:

def f(condition): return something if condition # no else! return somethingElse not-expecting-this-to-fly-ly y'rs - steve

Let me give you what you expect. If all the "X if C else Y" syntax does is prevent that atrocity from ever being introduced, it would be worth it. :)

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