Python 3.8 and :=

2019-12-25 Thread Jeff Gitlin
With the new operator := in Python 3.8 that allows you to do things like if ( x := f() ) == 1: Is there any reason to use just the assignment operator? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python 3.8 and :=

2019-12-25 Thread Jeff Gitlin
On Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 9:22:56 AM UTC-5, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 1:16 AM Jeff Gitlin wrote: > > > > With the new operator := in Python 3.8 > > that allows you to do things like > > > > if ( x := f() ) == 1: > > > > I

Re: Python 3.8 and :=

2019-12-25 Thread Jeff Gitlin
On Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at 9:13:09 AM UTC-5, Jeff Gitlin wrote: > With the new operator := in Python 3.8 > that allows you to do things like > > if ( x := f() ) == 1: > > Is there any reason to use just the assignment operator? ……….. Thanks. That web page is