Multiple assignment behaves unexpectedly (was: Help ! newbie problem)

[Rene Pijlman]

ferdydurke:
>...     a,b,c = b,a+b,c+1

b is set to a + b.

[...]
>...     a=b
>...     b=a+b
           ^
      This a has a different value now, because of the previous statement.
So this sets b to b + b.

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René Pijlman