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Here’s a quick question for you: if you and two values in Python, what is the type of the return? A boolean, right? Nope. Not necessarily. (more…)

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In this tutorial, you'll learn about assignment expressions and the walrus operator. The biggest change in Python 3.8 was the inclusion of the := operator, which you can use to assign variables in the middle of expressions. You'll see several examples of ... (more…)