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

[Andrew Koenig]

holger> What about a missing else clause? e.g. 

holger>         <expression> if <condition>

holger> Allowing it could be nice for stuff like 

holger>     result = obj(...) if callable(obj)

It's supposed to be an expression that yields a value.
So your example would be equivalent to

            result = (obj(...) if callable(obj))

and the question is:  What is the value of (x if y) when y is false?

I can't imagine any value that would do what you want.

In other words, I don't think we need a second way of writing

        if callable(obj): result = obj(...)

If you really want it, then say

        result = obj(...) if callable(obj) else result

or

        result = obj(...) if callable(obj) else None

or whatever else you want.

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Andrew Koenig, ark at research.att.com, http://www.research.att.com/info/ark