Unpack a tuple and assign a variable to the second value only if the first value is truthy

Question

I have a Python function which returns a tuple with a boolean and string

def check_something():
    # ...
    return bool_value, str_messsage

Is there a way I can use the output of this function in an if statement using the boolean and assign the string value to a variable in the if statement

if not check_something():
    # ...

Alex Waygood · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-03 11:21:53Z

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if (result := check_something())[0]:
    var = result[1]

This uses the 'walrus operator', which is new syntax that was introduced in Python 3.8. You can read about it here.

For Python <= 3.7, you have to include one extra line:

bool_val, str_message = check_something()
if bool_val:
    var = str_message

edited Oct 3, 2021 at 11:21

answered Jun 24, 2021 at 20:15

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