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authorAdorilson Bezerra <adorilson@gmail.com>2020-02-03 17:11:19 (GMT)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-02-03 17:11:19 (GMT)
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bpo-38558: Link to further docs from walrus operator mention in tutorial (GH-16973)
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diff --git a/Doc/faq/design.rst b/Doc/faq/design.rst
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@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ variables and instance variables live in two different namespaces, and you need
to tell Python which namespace to use.
+.. _why-can-t-i-use-an-assignment-in-an-expression:
+
Why can't I use an assignment in an expression?
-----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
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--- a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
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@@ -676,9 +676,10 @@ to a variable. For example, ::
'Trondheim'
Note that in Python, unlike C, assignment inside expressions must be done
-explicitly with the walrus operator ``:=``. This avoids a common class of
-problems encountered in C programs: typing ``=`` in an expression when ``==``
-was intended.
+explicitly with the
+:ref:`walrus operator <why-can-t-i-use-an-assignment-in-an-expression>` ``:=``.
+This avoids a common class of problems encountered in C programs: typing ``=``
+in an expression when ``==`` was intended.
.. _tut-comparing: