On Thu, Dec 13, 2007 at 04:57:04PM +0100, Remco Gerlich wrote regarding Re:
Question from a python newbie:
>
> On Dec 13, 2007 4:39 PM, Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I've been learning Python slowly for a few months, coming from a
> C/C+
> +, C#, Java, PHP background. I ran across a code fragment I'm
> having
> trouble wrapping my brain around. I've searched the Language
> Reference and was not able to find any info regarding the structure
> of
> this code fragment:
> int(text) if text.isdigit() else text
>
> Hi,
> It's a pretty new construct; basically it's Python's version of the ? :
> "ternary operator" in other languages.
> The line above is equivalent to
> text.isdigit() ? int(text) : text
> in, for instance, C.
> Remco Gerlich
>
Or, if you don't know C. It is equivalent to
if text.isdigit():
int(text)
else:
text
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