Michael Torrie wrote: > On 12/30/2016 05:26 PM, Deborah Swanson wrote: > > I'm still wondering if these 4 lines can be collapsed to one or two > > lines. > > If the logic is clearly expressed in the if blocks that you > have, I don't see why collapsing an if block into one or two > lines would even be desirable. Making a clever one-liner out > of something isn't always a good thing. In fact some > programmers don't like to use the ternary operator or > conditional expressions, preferring to use explicit if block logic. >
Maybe it isn't always a good thing, but learning the capabilities of python is. Besides, if the concern is future maintenance, a lot would depend on the proficiency of those expected to maintain the code. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
