[Python-ideas] Add .= as a method return value assignment operator

[Chris Angelico]

On Fri, Sep 28, 2018 at 6:56 PM Jonathan Fine <jfine2358 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Finally, I note
>
> >>> a = 2
> >>> a **= 3
> >>> a
> 8
>

? Yes? That's what 2 ** 3 is, so that's what I would expect.

All other augmented assignment operators take an assignment target on
the left and a (single) value on the right.

ChrisA