Ternary operator alternative in Ptyhon

[kretik]

I'm sure this is a popular one, but after Googling for a while I
couldn't figure out how to pull this off.

Let's say I have this initializer on a class:

def __init__(self, **params):

I'd like to short-circuit the assignment of class field values passed in
this dictionary to something like this:

self.SomeField = \
params.has_key("mykey") ? params["mykey"] : None)

Obviously I know this is not actual Python syntax, but what would be the
equivalent? I'm trying to avoid this, basically:

if params.has_key("mykey"):
self.SomeField = params["mykey"]
else:
self.SomeField = None

This is not a big deal of course, but I guess my main goal is to try and
figure out of I'm not missing something more esoteric in the language
that lets me do this.

Thanks in advance.

[William Heymann]

On Wednesday 18 June 2008, kretik wrote:

if params.has_key("mykey"):
self.SomeField = params["mykey"]
else:
self.SomeField = None

self.SomeField = parms.get('mykey', None)

This looks like what you want and it is also simpler because you don't deal
with checking if the key exists.

[Robert Lehmann]

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:18:51 -0700, kretik wrote:

I'm sure this is a popular one, but after Googling for a while I
couldn't figure out how to pull this off.

Let's say I have this initializer on a class:

def __init__(self, **params):

Why not ``__init__(self, mykey=None)`` in the first place?

I'd like to short-circuit the assignment of class field values passed in
this dictionary to something like this:

self.SomeField = \
params.has_key("mykey") ? params["mykey"] : None)

Obviously I know this is not actual Python syntax, but what would be the
equivalent? I'm trying to avoid this, basically:

if params.has_key("mykey"):
self.SomeField = params["mykey"]
else:
self.SomeField = None

This is not a big deal of course, but I guess my main goal is to try and
figure out of I'm not missing something more esoteric in the language
that lets me do this.

Thanks in advance.

You're lucky -- Python 2.5 just grew a ternary if-construct. You'd use it
like that::

self.SomeField = params["mykey"] if "mykey" in params else None
# or, generically: TRUE if CONDITION else FALSE

Notice the use of the `in` operator, which is recommended over
`dict.has_key`.

HTH,

--
Robert "Stargaming" Lehmann

[Gary Herron]

kretik wrote:

I'm sure this is a popular one, but after Googling for a while I
couldn't figure out how to pull this off.

Let's say I have this initializer on a class:

def __init__(self, **params):

I'd like to short-circuit the assignment of class field values passed
in this dictionary to something like this:

self.SomeField = \
params.has_key("mykey") ? params["mykey"] : None)

For years, Python did not have such a thing, but recent versions support
the syntax
a if c else b

In spite of the odd ordering of that parts, they are executed (or not)
just as you like.
self.SomeField = params["mykey"] if params.has_key("mykey") else None
Gary Herron

>
Obviously I know this is not actual Python syntax, but what would be
the equivalent? I'm trying to avoid this, basically:

if params.has_key("mykey"):
self.SomeField = params["mykey"]
else:
self.SomeField = None

This is not a big deal of course, but I guess my main goal is to try
and figure out of I'm not missing something more esoteric in the
language that lets me do this.

Thanks in advance.
--
http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

[Allen]

kretik wrote:

I'm sure this is a popular one, but after Googling for a while I
couldn't figure out how to pull this off.

Let's say I have this initializer on a class:

def __init__(self, **params):

I'd like to short-circuit the assignment of class field values passed in
this dictionary to something like this:

self.SomeField = \
params.has_key("mykey") ? params["mykey"] : None)

Obviously I know this is not actual Python syntax, but what would be the
equivalent? I'm trying to avoid this, basically:

if params.has_key("mykey"):
self.SomeField = params["mykey"]
else:
self.SomeField = None

This is not a big deal of course, but I guess my main goal is to try and
figure out of I'm not missing something more esoteric in the language
that lets me do this.

Thanks in advance.

The syntax is a bit different, but:

result = (true_value if condition else false_value)

is how it is in Pytthon:

self.SomeField = (params['mykey'] if params.has_key('mykey') else None)

Brian Vanderburg II

[jeremie fouche]

kretik a écrit :

I'm sure this is a popular one, but after Googling for a while I
couldn't figure out how to pull this off.

I'd like to short-circuit the assignment of class field values passed in
this dictionary to something like this:

self.SomeField = \
params.has_key("mykey") ? params["mykey"] : None)

Obviously I know this is not actual Python syntax, but what would be the
equivalent? I'm trying to avoid this, basically:

if params.has_key("mykey"):
self.SomeField = params["mykey"]
else:
self.SomeField = None

This is not a big deal of course, but I guess my main goal is to try and
figure out of I'm not missing something more esoteric in the language
that lets me do this.

You can also use :
self.SomeField = params.has_key("mykey") and params["mykey"] or None

But it's not easy to read
--
Jérémie

[Jeffrey Froman]

jeremie fouche wrote:

You can also use :
self.SomeField = params.has_key("mykey") and params["mykey"] or None

Have caution with this solution: it may not provide the desired result in
the case where params["mykey"] is a false value, such as 0, or []
Jeffrey

[kretik]

Thank you everyone. I ended up implementing the dict.get() method, which
seems "cleaner", but I'll keep the (x if y else z) syntax in mind. I
didn't know it existed, I guess it's what I was looking for to begin with.

Thanks again!

Allen wrote:

kretik wrote:

>I'm sure this is a popular one, but after Googling for a while I
couldn't figure out how to pull this off.