default value in list comprehension

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On Apr 19, 2:20 pm, AlienBaby <matt.j.war... at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> just a quick one,
>
> Is it possible to achieve a default value in a list comprehension
> where the if-clause is false?
>
> Ie, something similar to:
>
> [ a for a in b if something(a) else 'default' ]
>
> the idea being that, rather than skip a value if the if-clause is
> false, to place a default value at that position in the returned list
> instead.
>
> ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt.

[a if something(a) else 'default' for a in b]

HTH
 - Eric -