Hello there,

I have an idea for initializing a variable the first time it’s created; it can especially be helpful with containers, and dicts specifically. Let me demonstrate with some examples:

Dic = {} # format fruit:count

for fruit in fruits:

If fruit in Dic:

Dic[fruit]+=1

Else:

Dic[fruit]=1

With my proposal, using := to init (similar to how in math parlance, the := is used for defining something for the first time)

Dic = {} # format fruit:count

For fruit in fruits:

Dic[fruit]:= 0

Dic[fruit]+=1

Would be great to hear your feedback. Thanks.

Moj