James H. wrote: > Greetings! I'm new to Python and am struggling a little with "and" and > "or" logic in Python. Since Python always ends up returning a value > and this is a little different from C, the language I understand best > (i.e. C returns non-zero as true, and zero as false), is there anything > I should be aware of given Python's different approach? Namely any > pitfalls or neat tricks that make the Python approach cool or save my > butt.
The most common use of this feature is "x = x or default_val" as a shorthand for "if not x: x = default_val". Also, you can emulate C's ternary operator (cond ? t : f) with (cond and [t] or [f])[0]. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
