1-line idiom to replace if blocks

[Andrew Koenig]

>> And, of course, if you really want short-circuiting, you can write this:

>> result=[lambda:value-if-false, lambda:value-if-true][condition]()

Justin> I like it except I'd add "[not not condition]" to ensure a 0 or a 1.

You don't need to do that -- instead, you can write

   result=[lambda:value-if-true, lambda:value-if-false][not condition]()

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