[Python-Dev] PEP 572: Assignment Expressions

[Ethan Furman]

On 04/20/2018 08:07 AM, Chris Barker - NOAA Federal wrote:
>On 04/20/2018 04:25 AM, Christoph Groth wrote:

>> Personally, I even slightly prefer
>>
>> a := 3
>>
>> to the commonplace
>>
>> a = 3
>> because it visually expresses the asymmetry of the operation.
>
> Careful here! That’s a fine argument for using := in a new language,
> but people using := when they don’t need an expression because they
> like the symbol better is a reason NOT to do this.

Unless it's a bug magnet, that doesn't strike me as a good reason NOT to do this.

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~Ethan~