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title: Python Ternary Operater
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---
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# Ternary operator in Python
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Ternary operations in Python, often also referred to as conditional expressions allow the programmer to perform an evaluation and return a value based on the truth of the given condition.
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The ternary operator differs from a standard `if`, `else`, `elif` structure in the sense that it is not a control flow structure, and behaves more like other operators such as `==` or `!=` in the Python language.
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### Example
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In this example, the string `Even` is returned if the `val` variable is even, otherwise the string `Odd` is returned. The returned string is then assigned to the `is_even` variable and printed to the console.
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#### Input
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```python
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for val in range(1, 11):
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is_even = "Even" if val % 2 == 0 else "Odd"
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print(val, is_even, sep=' = ')
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```
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#### Output
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```
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1 = Odd
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2 = Even
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3 = Odd
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4 = Even
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5 = Odd
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6 = Even
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7 = Odd
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8 = Even
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9 = Odd
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10 = Even
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```
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### Sources
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https://docs.python.org/2.5/whatsnew/pep-308.html
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