On 22/06/2026 13:42, Chris Angelico via Python-list wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 at 21:45, Antoon Pardon <[email protected]> wrote:
Sure, you replace the rule:
name ':=' expression
with:
target ':=' expression
So why shouldn't that work?
I said *try it*. Don't tell me about it, try it.
Actually build Python from source with that change, and then see what
breaks. (Obviously you'll have to find that in the actual grammar,
which doesn't look like that any more.)
ChrisA
Chris, please can you be more helpful?
If I said "I think it's possible to square the circle with compass and
straight-edge"
and you replied "Try it; it won't work"
you would be correct, but I might waste a lifetime trying.
How much more helpful to explain *why* it won't work.
So if you know of one or more things that would break if walrus targets
were unrestricted,
please spell (one of more of) them out.
If you don't actually know of any such, you re just whistling in the wind.
Best wishes
Rob Cliffe
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