On 26.05.2016 14:27, Koos Zevenhoven wrote:

That said, here's a couple of suggestions:

**(a, b, c) = **mapping

**{a, b, c} = **mapping

Although `a, b, c = **mapping` would still be more convenient.

-- Koos

Do you see what you just did there?

**{a, b, c} = **mapping

That seems like a mathematical equation where the ** appear to be superfluous (besides I don't really like special characters ;-) ). So it yields:

{a, b, c} = mapping

However and additionally, here the LHS (and the LHS in your suggestion) reminds me of a set. That's not good I guess. I one now adds the keys back in we go back to

{'a': s1, 'b': s2, 'c': s3} = mapping

So far, all proposals which deviate from Michael's one are just "optimizations in terms of characters". The only one I would find not necessarily too restrictive were:

'a': s1, 'b': s2, 'c': s3 = mapping # no braces :)

That looks quite good to me. What do you think?

Best,
Sven