From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 8/19/2025 9:11 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:54:30 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> Two points related to the fact that they have a special operator instead   
   >> of just using plain assignment.   
   >   
   > It’s yet another mechanism for local scoping within an expression. Python   
   > doesn’t allow statement blocks within expressions, but it has for-   
   > expressions where the for-variables are strictly local to the expression.   
   >   
   > To this has been added the walrus. But the walrus is (mostly) unnecessary;   
   > you can use a for-expression that iterates over just one value, to get the   
   > same effect.   
      
   ????   
      
   The walrus operator is so much not local.   
      
   Try:   
      
   if 4 > 1:   
        if 3 > 1:   
            if 2 > 1:   
                a = 1 + (2 + (3 + (4 + (p := 5))))   
   print(p)   
      
   Arne   
      
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