On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 10:16 AM, ast <nom...@invalid.com> wrote: >>>> [a,b,c,d] = 1,2,3,4 >>>> a > > 1 >>>> >>>> b > > 2 >>>> >>>> c > > 3 >>>> >>>> d > > 4 > > I have never seen this syntax before. Is it documented. > Is there a name for that ? > > thx > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
its called list unpacking or packing (?) the right side is considered a tuple because of the commas >>> a = 1,2,3 >>> a (1, 2, 3) >>> a[1] 2 >>> http://www.developer.com/lang/other/article.php/630101/Learn-to-Program-using-Python-Unpacking-Tuples.htm -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
