For review: PEP 308 - If-then-else expression

[Edward C. Jones]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> Given that if-then-else expressions keep being requested, I hereby put
> forward a proposal.  I am neutral on acceptance of the proposal; I'd
> like the c.l.py community to accept or reject it or come up with a
> counter-proposal.

One of the nicest aspects of Python is its visual simplicity which makes 
it easy to read. Baroque ornamentation is fine for buildings but not for 
programming languages. I see very little need for list comprehensions, 
if-then-else expressions, etc.

Ed Jones