Multiple equates

[Cameron Laird]

In article <mailman.4155.1226950874.3487.python-list at python.org>,
Tim Chase  <python.list at tim.thechases.com> wrote:
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>To the OP, I think rather than cluttering my code, I'd just 
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>   for i in [x1,x2,x3,x4,...x1024]:
>     a[i] = False
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I much prefer this, too.

I've been trying to decide if there's any sober reason to advocate
the one-liner

    map(lambda i: a.__setitem__(i, False), [x1, x2, x3, ..., x1024])

My answer:  no.