On 2023-02-21 11:26, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
[snip]
If your code blocks are a single statement, you can write:
try: import windows_module
except ImportError: import unix_module
but most people will say that is ugly and be spread out:
try:
import windows_module
On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 at 12:44, James Addison via Python-ideas <
python-ideas@python.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 15:03, Otomatyk dupont wrote:
> >> #import A_WINDOW_MODULE and import A_UNIX_MODULE if except
>
> Here's an attempt to rephrase this slightly, with the following ideas in
>
On Tue, 21 Feb 2023 at 11:29, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Trying to squeeze many lines of code into one line is a bad idea.
Agreed, in most cases - but there can be (no pun intended.. probably)
exceptions to that.
if cloudy or raining:
print("Bring an umbrella")
else:
print("Looks fair
Hello and welcome!
Trying to squeeze many lines of code into one line is a bad idea. It
makes it hard to read, and will be impossible for Python where
statements and expressions are different and must be on separate lines.
Extra lines are cheap. Python does not encourage people trying to cram
