Assigning multiple variables to a list a la php's list()

[Chris Rebert]

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Wells <wells at submute.net> wrote:
> Can you take a list and have it exploded into variables w/ one
> command? Something like..
>
>
> list = ['foo', 'bar']
> [a, b] = list
>
> Then 'a' would be foo and 'b' 'bar'.

Did you think to try it at the interpreter? That exact syntax works,
though we usually write it without the brackets, like:

a, b = list

Also, don't use "list" as a variable name since it clashes with the
builtin type.

Cheers,
Chris
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