> > Does Python have a short if like C or PHP:
> >
> > bool = false
> > string = 'This is ' + (( bool ) ? 'true' : 'false')
>
> bool = False # check capitalisation!
> string = 'This is ' + ('false','true')[bool]
How about...
>>> bool = 1
>>> string = 'this is ' + (bool and 'true' or 'false')