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@@ -675,10 +675,10 @@ to a variable. For example, ::
>>> non_null
'Trondheim'
-Note that in Python, unlike C, assignment cannot occur inside expressions. C
-programmers may grumble about this, but it avoids a common class of problems
-encountered in C programs: typing ``=`` in an expression when ``==`` was
-intended.
+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.
.. _tut-comparing: