Hello there,
I have an idea for initializing a variable the first time it’s created; it
can especially be helpful with containers, and dicts specifically. Let me
demonstrate with some examples:
Dic = {} # format fruit:count
for fruit in fruits:
If fruit in Dic:
Dic[fruit]+=1
Else:
Dic[fruit]=1
With my proposal, using := to init (similar to how in math parlance, the :=
is used for defining something for the first time)
Dic = {} # format fruit:count
For fruit in fruits:
Dic[fruit]:= 0
Dic[fruit]+=1
Would be great to hear your feedback. Thanks.
Moj
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