In Python, suppose I have a function:
def func(x):
if x%2 == 0:
j = x/2
print(j)
else:
j = x
print(j)
Do not mind the logic of the code, it's just a simple example.
The blocks of if and else are almost identical. Is there any way to avoid this repetition that, if frequent in code, can make it non-elegant? Something like:
def func(x):
j = x/2, if x%2 == 0, else j=x
print(j)
You've almost hit your example. It's the ternary operator :
def func(x):
j = x/2 if x % 2 == 0 else x
print(j)
It is not possible to make a elif , but it is possible to connect more than one ternary operator in series.
for i in range(10):
j = x/3 if x % 3 == 0 else x/2 if x % 2 == 0 else x
print(j)
I really do not recommend doing this, though; a ternary operator already hurts slightly the readability of the code if it is not used for something trivial. With more than one on the same line, the code quickly becomes a mess.
It could also return the value in one case, and if it does not happen to return the other, working as an if / else.
def func(x):
if j % 2 == 0:
return x/2
return x
Instead of assigning the value to J and then displaying it, you could do the following:
def func(x):
print(x/2 if x%2 == 0 else x)