Python 3.8 Adds Walrus Operator, Improves Developer Experience | Linux Today

Python 3.8 Adds Walrus Operator, Improves Developer Experience

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 30, 2019

The open source Python programming language sits at the top of multiple lists, including one from the IEEE, as the most popular language for developers.

Among the reasons for its popularity are its modularity and its steady pace of innovation. Now developers have even more reasons to use Python, thanks to the updates in the latest 3.8.0 release that became generally available on Oct. 14.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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