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Effective Python › Item 10: Prevent Repetition with Assignment Expressions
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- Effective Python › Item 10: Prevent Repetition with Assignment Expressions
- An assignment expression—also known as the walrus operator—is a new syntax introduced in Python 3.8 to solve a long-standing problem with the language that can cause code duplication. Whereas normal assignment statements are written a = b and pronounced “a equals b”, these assignments are written a := b and pronounced “a walrus b” (because := looks like a pair of eyeballs and tusks).