# You Should Be Using Python's Walrus Operator - Here's Why | Martin Heinz

<https://martinheinz.dev/blog/79>

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## What Jamie wrote

An argument for the use of the `:=` operator in Python, but also a great set of "Pythonic" examples of the cool things you can do with Python.

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## Appears in

- [WT226: Weekly Thing #226 / Patagonia, Merge, Walrus](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/226/), Notable

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