How to reduce the character as small as possible for the assigned function in Python

Question

For Python,

def fun1(name, ext):
    if ext == '' :
        fname = name + '$'
    else:
        fname = name + ext
    return fname

I have to make fun2 as short as possible with less than 25 characters that work exactly the same as fun1.

So far, I made

def fun2(name, ext):
    if ext == '':
        ext = '$'
    return name + ext

but it still exceeds 25 characters. Is there any possible way to accomplish this without any external tools or extensions?

How about using a mix of Devakamar's idea and changing the variable names? def fun1(n, e): return n+'$' if e=='' else n+e — RenauV, Apr 20 '21 at 07:11

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '21 at 07:01

1

Using python's ternary operator

def fun1(name, ext):
    return name+'$' if ext=='' else name+ext

answered Apr 20 '21 at 07:01

imdevskp

this still exceeds 25 characters but thank you very much! :) – JungSoo Ok Apr 20 '21 at 07:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 20 '21 at 07:01

1

def fun2(name, ext):
    e = ext or '$'
    return name + e

answered Apr 20 '21 at 07:01

Koko Jumbo

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 20 '21 at 07:12

0

i think this is the shortest way without ext==''

def fun2(name, ext):
    return name+ext if ext else name+"$"

answered Apr 20 '21 at 07:12

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