Conditional operator in Python?

[Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk]

Sat, 31 Mar 2001 21:22:54 -0800, Erik Max Francis <max at alcyone.com> pisze:

> The Python FAQ, for instance, suggests x ? a : b can be reliably
> substituted with
> 
>     (x and [a] or [b])[0]

It computes both a and b. A correct solution is
    (0 and (lambda: a) or (lambda: b))()

Yes, it is ugly.

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