Python: Ternary Operator/Conditional Expression - x if condition else y

Ternary Operator/Conditional Expression in Python

Ternary Operator/Conditional Expression in Python

A Ternary Operation involves 2 operators and 3 operands. Python offers a shorthand for if-then-else constructs using its ternary operator x if condition else y. It is also known as a conditional expression.

>>> day = 'Monday'
>>> workHours = '9 to 5' if day in weekdays else '9 to 1'
>>> workHours
'9 to 5'

>>> a, b = 10, 12
>>> larger = a if a > b else b
>>> larger
12

For more on how this ternary operation is actualized in other languages, check out this article.

Link to Python Documentation.