Does Python have a ternary conditional operator?

Ternary operator was added in Python 2.5. Its syntax is:

Syntax

x if expr==True else y

Example

Following example illustrates usage

>>> percent=59
>>> 'pass' if percent>=50 else 'fail'
'pass'
>>> percent=45
>>> 'pass' if percent>=50 else 'fail'
'fail'

Malhar Lathkar

Updated on: 26-Feb-2020

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