As a long time Python programmer and even longer time Wolfram Lang/Mathematica programmer, I just look at this and think “yea, that’s exactly how I thought assi

As a long time Python programmer and even longer time Wolfram Lang/Mathematica programmer, I just look at this and think “yea, that’s exactly how I thought assignment worked When I started learning Python” I mean what else than the assigned value would you expect an assignment to return? Naturally Python assignment is a special concept, but in Mathematica assignment is just a function. So it seems more natural in Mathematica. I wouldn’t mind this, however it does seem like Python deliberately tries to be less functional, hiding away map/apply and such elements and recommending lay comprehensions, so it might just not fit with Python as it is now.