[Python-Dev] Adding a conditional expression in Py3.0

Wed Sep 21 00:49:27 CEST 2005

On Tue, 2005年09月20日 at 18:21, Thomas Lotze wrote:
> Nothing prevents you from spreading the code over multiple lines, like so:
>> x = (if a then b
> elif c then d
> else e)
>> or even
>> x = (if a then
> b
> elif c then
> d
> else
> e
> )
>> especially as there are going to be parentheses around the whole thing
> anyway. From a readability point of view, this is no different from
> if-statement blocks, and the matter is IMO not worth dumbing down an
> if-expression thingy as compared to its if-statement companion.

I guess that's my point. To me, your latter is actually worse than
if a:
 x = b
elif c:
 x = d
else:
 x = e
I think the conditional stuff gets the most bang for the buck in
situations like:
d[foo] = if a then b else c
-Barry
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