PEP 824 proposes None-coalescing operators for Python 3.16

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Summary: PEP 824 is a draft adding the ?? and ??= operators targeting Python 3.16, replacing the check-and-assign pattern around None. The None-aware access operators are split into PEP 823 so the two proposals can be decided separately.
Why it matters: The draft adds ?? and ??= to replace the check-and-assign pattern around None, and splits the None-aware access operators into PEP 823 so the two can be decided separately.
Follow-up: Watch the steering council decision on both PEPs and whether either lands in a 3.16 alpha.