why error: s = lambda a: a=4

Question

The conditions of the assignment from the "code challenges":

What is the output of this code?
s = lambda a: a=4
print(s(2))

This is a question from the local mini-games "code challenges" and the correct answer is an error. My level of knowledge so far does not allow me to understand why exactly the error, read a few other resources and still do not understand. Hope for your help

Answer 1

It is a question from the challenges (play against other users).

Lambda functions can only contain expressions. An assignment is not an expression.

Answer 2

If you want to check if the parameter to the lambda is equal to 4, you should use ==

Answer 3

Can you specify which course and which lesson?
Or give a complete description of the task and your full solution.

Answer 4

Not sure which python they are running here, but as of 3.8 you can use the walrus operator( :=) inside a lambda. So I would try changing it to
s = lambda a: a := 4

Answer 5

The conditions are defined by the game "code challenges"