[Python] PEP 622 - can match statement be used as an expression?

PEP 622 introduced match statement as an alternative to if-elif-else. However, one thing I can't find in the proposal or in any of the material online is whether the match statement can be used as an expression and not just as a statement.

A couple of examples to make it clear:

Example 1:

def make_point_2d(pt):
match pt:
case (x, y):
return Point2d(x, y)
case _:
raise TypeError("not a point we support")


Example 2:

match response.status:
case 200:
do_something(response.data)
case 301 | 302:
retry(response.location)


In the first example, the function returns from inside a case clause, and in the second example, nothing is returned. But I want to be able to do something like the following hypothetical example:

spouse = match name:
case "John":
"Jane"
case "David":
"Alice"
print(spouse)


But it doesn't compile.

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