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Oct 20, 2019 · Fundamentals

Explore Python 3.8: Assignment Expressions, Positional‑Only Params & New Features

Python 3.8 introduces several practical enhancements—including the walrus operator (:=) for assignment expressions, positional‑only parameters marked by '/', runtime audit hooks, f‑string debugging with '=', improved asyncio REPL handling, shared memory support, a built‑in @cached_property decorator, and numerous performance and library updates.