Python inline elif possible?

Question

\'Hello \' + (\'there\' if name is None else name)

Is the equivalent of

msg = \'Hello \'
if name is None:
    msg += \'there\'
else:
          


        

Answer 1

Use a dictionary to perform a mapping:

srepr = "'Modify " + {"p": "Pointer", "v": "value"}.get(self.register, "Unknown")

(by the way, instead of '\'...' you can use "'... for a bit more clarity.