How can I closely achieve ?: from C++/C# in Python?

Question

In C# I could easily write the following:

string stringValue = string.IsNullOrEmpty( otherString ) ? defaultString : otherString;

Is there a qu

Answer 1

It's never a bad thing to write readable, expressive code.

if otherString:
   stringValue = otherString
else:
   stringValue = defaultString

This type of code is longer and more expressive, but also more readable and less likely to get tripped over or mis-edited down the road. Don't be afraid to write expressively - readable code should be a goal, not a byproduct.