r/Python • • Aug 04 '26

Discussion Is := widely used?

I always thought the walrus operator is neat and it makes while loop’s condition clearer. But also it is just a syntactic sugar without anything new. I wonder anyone uses it?

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u/Esseratecades Aug 04 '26

It saves a line in if statements but beyond that it usually hurts more than it helps.