It's not the "walrus operator" per se that's the problem, it's the change in project governance.
Python has been captured by bureaucracy and corporate interests. The way it's being improved-to-death is a symptom. The unceremonious eviction of Tim Peters indicates to me that the take-over is complete: the new guard feels comfortable throwing out the old guard, they expect that their power is such that no one will blink, and no one did. (No corporation withdrew support for them, the blow-back was all hot air.)
It would be interesting to know GvR's opinions of some of the new cruft, but it's not really relevant.
It's not the "walrus operator" per se that's the problem, it's the change in project governance.
Python has been captured by bureaucracy and corporate interests. The way it's being improved-to-death is a symptom. The unceremonious eviction of Tim Peters indicates to me that the take-over is complete: the new guard feels comfortable throwing out the old guard, they expect that their power is such that no one will blink, and no one did. (No corporation withdrew support for them, the blow-back was all hot air.)
It would be interesting to know GvR's opinions of some of the new cruft, but it's not really relevant.