One line Boolean check in Python

Question

I am a relatively newer Python developer, but I come from a Java background. In Java, there is one-line Boolean checker/assigner (for lack of a better term):

int result = (x)?y:z;

I am trying to use a similar approach in Python, but I am not sure whether this structure exists. Is there a way to declare a variable, check whether a condition is true and assign it to one of two values without using if/else?

OP, this has been asked on SO a billion times before. – smci Mar 27 '14 at 13:07 — smci, Mar 27 '14 at 13:07

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '14 at 13:06

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You can use a conditional expression:

result = y if x else z

answered Mar 27 '14 at 13:06

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Man, I feel so stupid! Python is too intuitive for me :P – Tgsmith61591 Mar 27 '14 at 13:29

One line Boolean check in Python

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