Python analog of condition? true : false

Question

Is there python function in standard library like

def cond(condition, true, false):
  if condition:
    return true
  return false

x = 20
s = cond(x > 10, "x greater than 10", "x less or equals 10")

Related question [Python Ternary Operator](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/394809/python-ternary-operator). — RanRag, May 07 '12 at 20:47
Such a function shouldn't exist, since it will evaluate both true and false arguments in all cases. — kindall, May 07 '12 at 20:57

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited May 07 '12 at 20:41

9

Python has a ternary operation but it is done as an "if expression" instead of with question mark and colon.

s = "x greater than 10" if x > 10 else "x less or equals 10"

edited May 07 '12 at 20:41

Fred Foo

answered May 07 '12 at 20:41

wberry

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 07 '12 at 20:41

2

Python has a ternary-like operator (it's actually called a conditional expression), which reads like this:

s = "x greater than 10" if x > 10 else "x less or equals 10"

answered May 07 '12 at 20:41

Makoto

2 Answers2