How come that this syntax doesn't hold in python?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2191890/conditional-operator-in-python">Conditional operator in Python?</a>  </p>
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<p>As we all know that probably the best language in the world.</p>

<p>but I realized that this syntax doesn't hold?!</p>

<p>what am I doing wrong here:</p>

<pre><code>&lt;condition&gt; ? &lt;operation&gt; : &lt;operation&gt;
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