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1. Matthew Jones Python

   Anybody who how to do this in !python: "b = len(a) > 2 ? a[2] : ''"

   Saturday, 14-Nov-09 01:59:32 UTC from Gwibber
   • Marcos Diaz Python

     @matthewjones @matthewjones Since !python 2.5 this is the syntax you want: x = true_value if condition else false_value

     Saturday, 14-Nov-09 02:21:52 UTC
   • Carlo E. T. Oliveira Python

     @matthewjones the weird and working answer for "b = len(a) > 2 ? a[2] : ''" in !python is b=[3*[''],a][len(a)>2][2], were 3 is n+1 if 2 is n

     Saturday, 14-Nov-09 17:45:23 UTC
   • Julian Carlo E. T. Oliveira

     @carlotolla b = len(a) > 2 and a[2] or ''

     Saturday, 14-Nov-09 17:53:09 UTC
   • naw Marcos Diaz

     @matthewjones @markos the way used before 2.5 was http://www.diveintopython.org/power_of_introspection/and_or.html#d0e9975

     Saturday, 14-Nov-09 19:22:20 UTC