PEP 308: I liked the original proposal better

[Erik Max Francis]

David Glass wrote:

> Although I am not sure any ternary operator is worth changing the
> language, I too believe the original proposal to be the most Pythonic
> and elegant.
> 
> x if C else y
> 
> doesn't stick out like
> 
> (if C: x else: y)
> 
> which, as a special case, requires parentheses.

It doesn't _require_ parentheses, but parentheses as a requirement are
part of the PEP.

Further, I'm not sure why "not sticking out" is a good requirement. 
Wouldn't you want something that's easy to spot and interpret, rather
than something which quietly blends in?

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