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Clarified first 2 sentences (#27490) 

Updated word order and added comma in the first sentence to clarify meaning.

Standardized the order and look of if/elif/else to match main article on the topic.
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title: Python Ternary Operater title: Python Ternary Operater
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# Ternary operator in Python # Ternary operator in Python
Ternary operations in Python, often also referred to as conditional expressions allow the programmer to perform an evaluation and return a value based on the truth of the given condition. Ternary operations in Python, also often referred to as conditional expressions, allow the programmer to perform an evaluation and return a value based on the truth of the given condition.
The ternary operator differs from a standard `if`, `else`, `elif` structure in the sense that it is not a control flow structure, and behaves more like other operators such as `==` or `!=` in the Python language. The ternary operator differs from a standard `if`/`elif`/`else` structure in the sense that it is not a control flow structure, and behaves more like other operators such as `==` or `!=` in the Python language.
### Example ### Example
In this example, the string `Even` is returned if the `val` variable is even, otherwise the string `Odd` is returned. The returned string is then assigned to the `is_even` variable and printed to the console. In this example, the string `Even` is returned if the `val` variable is even, otherwise the string `Odd` is returned. The returned string is then assigned to the `is_even` variable and printed to the console.