How to implement conditional string formatting?

Question

I\'ve been working on a text-based game in Python, and I\'ve come across an instance where I want to format a string differently based on a set of conditions.

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Answer 1

There is a conditional expression in Python which takes the form

A if condition else B

Your example can easily be turned into valid Python by omitting just two characters:

print ("At least, that's what %s told me." % 
       ("he" if gender == "male" else "she"))

An alternative I'd often prefer is to use a dictionary:

pronouns = {"female": "she", "male": "he"}
print "At least, that's what %s told me." % pronouns[gender]