[Python-3000] suggestion: structured assignment

[Mike Klaas]

On 28-May-08, at 6:23 PM, Daniel Wong wrote:

> Currently, I must do the following instead:
>
> for n, pair in enumerate(list_of_pairs):
>  a, b = pair
>  ...
>
> <>
> Thoughts?

I find it hard to believe that you have even attempted this, which has  
been valid in python for ages:

 >>> for x, (a, b) in enumerate([(1,2), (3,4), (5,6)]):
             print x, a, b

0 1 2
1 3 4
2 5 6

-Mike