(OT) [Python-Dev] vox populii illiterati

[Samuele Pedroni]

From: "Andrew Koenig" <ark@research.att.com>
> Samuele> From: "holger krekel" <pyth@devel.trillke.net>
> >>
> >> if obj.method() if hasattr(obj, 'method') else False:
> >>
>
> Samuele> don't worry the pro-camp seems converging toward:
>
> Samuele> if if hasattr(obj,'method'): obj.method() else: False:
>
> Samuele> or
>
> Samuele> if (if hasattr(obj,'method'): obj.method() else: False):
>
> I count myself in the pro-camp, and I would prefer
>
>         if hasattr(obj,'method') and obj.method():
>
> to any of the alternatives, for the obvious reason.

I wouldn't expect anything less from you.

I was just reporting on what kind if-then-else form the pro-camp is converging.

I take the chance to re-re-rember that I'm fully aware that:

_ and x or _

does not work in case x is false. Still when x is not false, it is working
Python.