[Tutor] Appropriate use of assignment expression

[Leam Hall]

On 11/20/21 14:05, dn via Tutor wrote:

> As a gentle guide, many would suggest that learners 'construct'
> one-liners in their 'full-fat code' version first. 

And you can build your tests much more easily when your mind easily understands the code. I find myself doing a very small bit at a time and running the tests. Often, taking a slow and methodical approach helps me see places where a method can be extracted and the code be even cleaner.

> (counter-argument: yes there are applications where minute
> performance-gains are necessary, and thus such skills, valuable)

At which point I would ask, is Python the right tool for the task? In general, Python seems able to do a lot of things "fast enough" for most of us. If you really need faster you can drop in some C code or re-write in Go or Rust.

Leam

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