Prevent `used-before-assignment` for variables defined in assignment expressions (#7847)

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/pylint/checkers/variables.py b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
index 32843417c..818d625d1 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/variables.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/variables.py
@@ -738,14 +738,14 @@ scope_type : {self._atomic.scope_type}
         if any(node.nodes_of_class(nodes.Break)):
             return True
 
-        # If there is no else, then there is no collectively exhaustive set of paths
-        if not node.orelse:
-            return False
-
         # Is there an assignment in this node itself, e.g. in named expression?
         if NamesConsumer._defines_name_raises_or_returns(name, node):
             return True
 
+        # If there is no else, then there is no collectively exhaustive set of paths
+        if not node.orelse:
+            return False
+
         return NamesConsumer._branch_handles_name(
             name, node.body
         ) and NamesConsumer._branch_handles_name(name, node.orelse)