Way to convert if-else statement into one-liner

Question

Is there a way to do the following on one line?

if completion.is_anonymous:
    user = 'Anonymous'
else:
    user = completion.user

It surprises me that you have ~9k reputation but the thought of googling this simple task didn't cross your mind — Tim, Oct 30 '14 at 16:43

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '14 at 16:39

3

Use ternary operators:

user = 'Anonymous' if completion.is_anonymous else completion.user

answered Oct 30 '14 at 16:39

anon582847382

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '14 at 16:40

0

There is the user = "Anonymous" if completion.is_anonymous else completion.user syntax:

>>> a = 2 if True else 4
>>> a
2
>>> a = 2 if False else 4
>>> a
4

answered Oct 30 '14 at 16:40

fredtantini

2 Answers2