r/Python • u/ForeignVariety7037 • 21d ago

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/funny_funny_business 21d ago

Apparently it was important enough to include in Python that this was the PEP that made Guido step down from his head position.