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Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:

>> x = [f(), g()] [cond]
>>
>>the latter evaluates both f() and g() instead of just one. Apart from
>>being inefficient, it can have unintended side-effects.
> 
> Ah, but what would
> 
> x = [f, g][cond]()
> 
> produce?


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