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Eh, I write a lot of Python and while it's unnecessary, it can make code easier to read if not overused. if (config_fn := base_dir / "config").exists():
by singhrac 2y ago
Eh, I write a lot of Python and while it's unnecessary, it can make code easier to read if not overused.
if (config_fn := base_dir / "config").exists():
...
is just a tiny bit shorter than this:
config_fn = base_dir / "config"
if config_fn.exists():
...
but if you do this enough times (if you are handling a lot of possible errors / missing data, etc.) it can definitely shorten the code.
- jessekv 2y agoIf you have to wrap it in parens, it might be shorter but it's not really clearer. In other contexts, parens are a good indication it's time for a new line. But I can agree something like this does look clean and clear: if value := obj.get("key"): ...