Proposal: function which simulates C ?: operator

[Mel Wilson]

In article <1388851004.20040711153354 at smtp.myrealbox.com>,
Adal Chiriliuc <me at spammers.com> wrote:
>I think a function similar to the one below should be added to the
>builtin module:
>
>def boolselect(condition, trueresult, falseresult):
>    if condition:
>        return trueresult
>    else:
>        return falseresult
>
>[ ... ]
>What do you think?
>
>PS: maybe a better name than boolselect could be found.

   Some poeple might be disturbed by what it would do with

this_line = boolselect (dummy_flag, "Dummy line\n", infile.readline())

   Side-effects are the main reason that a simple function
can't generally replace a full conditional ternary operator.
See google for the ternary operator debate, and see the other
discussion in clp right now.

        Regards.        Mel.