[Tutor] A few comparative perl/python questions

[lumbricus@gmx.net]

Hello!
 
> Foo() || die
> 
> idiom is possible in Python:
> 
> Foo() or raise SystemExit

Now  this is beautyful.
 
> The '||' is just Perl's logical OR and relies on 
> short-circuit evaluation such that if the first 
> value( Foo() )  is true we don't need to evaluate 
> the second item. Pythons 'or' operator does the same. 
> 
> However although easy to translate it's not very 
> Pythonic and I don't recommend it... 

Is there a special reason?
I like it.

> Just noting the possibility.
> 
> Alan G.
> 

Greetings J"o!

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