--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/python/example/ternary.py	Fri Sep 27 13:02:36 2013 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+illustrates python ternary is smart about branching
+"""
+
+class Foo(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        print 'hi'
+bar = 1
+print Foo() if bar is None else bar