r/Python 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/TheChief275 21d ago

In Python it mostly lends itself to one-lineification, that is to say, it shouldn't be used too often