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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 07:15:48 +1100
Subject: Re: 1 > 0 == True -> False
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On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 7:08 AM, Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> wrote:
>> 'You have scored %i point%s' % (score, 's'*(score != 1))
>>
>
> Here I'd probably do something like
>
> 'You have scored {} {}' .format (score, 'point' if score==1 else
>  'points')

Bah, what's the fun in that?

'You have scored %i point%.*s' % (score, score!=1, 's')

BTW, the layout of the original bugs me slightly:

>> 'You have scored %i point%s' % (score, 's'*(score != 1))

I don't like having spaces around != and none around *. I'd either
squash the != up or space out the *:

'You have scored %i point%s' % (score, 's'*(score!=1))
'You have scored %i point%s' % (score, 's' * (score != 1))

Operators should always have at least as much space around them as
more tightly-binding operators, IMO. In this instance, it'd be
reasonable to squash the != and space the *, or to squash both, or to
space both, but not the "backward" spacing of the original :)

But that's just my opinion.

ChrisA