Conditional expressions (again)

[Erik Max Francis]

Greg Ewing wrote:

> Write that as
> 
>    x = (
>       b if a else
>       d if c else
>       e
>    )
> 
> and it looks a lot clearer.

Sure, but since conditional expressions are intended for brevity, you've
just made a five line nested conditional express.  Why not just use an
if ... elif ... else statement instead?

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