Python equivalent to a C trick

[Peter Otten]

Dan wrote:

> Is there a python equivalent of this trick in C?
> 
> Logic_Test ? True_Result : False_Result
> 
> Example:
> printf( "you have %i %s", num_eggs, num_eggs > 1 ? "eggs" : "egg" );

>>> def numerus(n, sg, pl=None):
...     if n == 1:
...             return article(sg)
...     elif n == 0:
...             return "no " + plural(sg, pl)
...     else:
...             return "%d %s" % (n, plural(sg, pl))
...
>>> def article(sg):
...     if sg[:1].lower() in "aeiou": # uniforms are off-limit
...             return "an " + sg
...     else:
...             return "a " + sg
...
>>> def plural(sg, pl):
...     if pl is None:
...             return sg + "s"
...     else:
...             return pl
...
>>> numerus(1, "egg")
'an egg'
>>> numerus(2, "egg")
'2 eggs'
>>> numerus(0, "egg")
'no eggs'
>>> numerus(1, "solution")
'a solution'
>>>

:-)

Refine as needed.

Peter

PS: The trick is to not use a trick.