Thomas Lindgaard <thomas at it-snedkeren.BLACK_HOLE.dk> wrote in news:pan.2004.07.07.09.14.45.845781 at it-snedkeren.BLACK_HOLE.dk: > bool = false > string = 'This is ' + (( bool ) ? 'true' : 'false') You don't actually need a conditional expression here at all: aBool = False string = 'This is ' + str(aBool) sets string to 'This is False'