How to write ternary operator in Python?

The ternary operator was introduced in Python from version 2.5. You can write ternary operator in Python using below syntax –

<expression 1> if <condition> else <expression 2>

if else

Here is a simple example of ternary operator in Python –

a = 1
b = 2

1 if a > b else -1 
# Output is -1

1 if a > b else -1 if a < b else 0
# Output is -1

a = 1

b = 2

1 if a > b else -1

# Output is -1

1 if a > b else -1 if a < b else 0

# Output is -1

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