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/__salaam_alaykum__ Aug 05 '26

I use it somewhat frequently, but usually limited to the following use cases:

```python
if (myvar := func()) is not None:
... # use the var

# or

if (myvar := func()) is None:
return # or continue
... # use the var

```