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Improve error message for :=(a := b, c := d) #5296

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MichaelChirico opened this issue Dec 21, 2021 · 0 comments · Fixed by #6484
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Improve error message for :=(a := b, c := d) #5296

MichaelChirico opened this issue Dec 21, 2021 · 0 comments · Fixed by #6484
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1.17.0

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Not uncommon for instinct to take over and write a nested := query:

DT[, `:=`(a := a + 1, b := b + 1)]
# Error:
#     In `:=`(col1=val1, col2=val2, ...) form, all arguments must be named.
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