Since there was talk of if-then-else not being allowed in lambda expressions, the following is from "Dive into Python"

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Peter Otten wrote:
> Ant wrote:
> 
> 
>>># python 2.5
>>>
>>>>>>a, b = "", 0
>>>>>>a if False else b
>>>
>>>0
>>>
>>>>>>a if True else b
>>>
>>>''
>>>
>>>Time to tear out that page. Really.
>>
>>Not quite - 2.5 hasn't been released in its final version yet, and many
>>projects I should imagine will take a while to upgrade.
> 
> 
> Ok, use
> 
> if cond:
>    value = ... # expression that must not be evaluated unless it absolutely 
>                # has to be
> else:
>    value = ... # same thing
> 
> which will withstand the test of time. 

But isn't allowed in a lambda !-)



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