Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.010 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.02; 'bits': 0.09; 'literal': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'def': 0.12; '(b,': 0.16; 'tuple': 0.16; 'thursday,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'wed,': 0.18; 'thu,': 0.19; 'seems': 0.21; 'feb': 0.22; '>>>': 0.22; 'example': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'alternate': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'supported': 0.26; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'forgot': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; '>>>>': 0.31; "d'aprano": 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'another': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'but': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'yield': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'pm,': 0.38; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'ian': 0.60; 'most': 0.60; 'first': 0.61; 'places': 0.64; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; '2015': 0.84; 'otten': 0.84; '1:18': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=Ah7okOTQ+btJeKJPAfRC3nCrAkvfmSfhec5GqipgRqY=; b=pOHAnp3M3vRzrBePjv6AZFEwGGPPoLBpThzcQMc5o1B/T9xzWD/wkx3LjJFHlN6GZK 6pzRg42syhrQSOSu4v9aZYiXUexIhinNATHm228MEh0sGYJDfERa8tta9rJYTgotIf4v L/81sbUpgAgscrr/NyEwOgM9mGkxtO6R+dlR5HqRUQEM6wHU8UG5y19QjqR0316aMiOG wlAWfkgymkqyEGpL574hg7vmIvldETMebhRXiqp/wfR5YikaKsSpoeUYbdnVSGroA+Lg UGE3SwWW0UueLDrtSpRb4kk1WkP0ggUbzdyL7y332IorgeymGQMCUUJPFv/0VusGGoWz UvmA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.85.38 with SMTP id e6mr2989229oez.65.1423155411952; Thu, 05 Feb 2015 08:56:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <6304fe65-0606-40eb-8732-c9ba9ae168e7@googlegroups.com> References: <07f4498c-7917-4315-85d4-73283a830f2d@googlegroups.com> <54d33aa6$0$13003$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <6304fe65-0606-40eb-8732-c9ba9ae168e7@googlegroups.com> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 10:56:51 -0600 Subject: Re: meaning of: line, = From: Skip Montanaro To: Rustom Mody Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: Python X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 36 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1423155421 news.xs4all.nl 2863 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:33684 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:85262 Tuple packing. No longer supported in Python 3, but in available in Python <= 2. Skip On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Rustom Mody wrote: > On Thursday, February 5, 2015 at 9:39:27 PM UTC+5:30, Ian wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 2:40 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> > Devin Jeanpierre wrote: >> > >> >> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 4:36 AM, Peter Otten wrote: >> >>>> Another alternative is to put a list literal on the lefthand side: >> >>>> >> >>>>>>> def f(): yield 42 >> >>>> >> >>>> ... >> >>>>>>> [result] = f() >> >>>>>>> result >> >>>> 42 >> >>> >> >>> Huh, was not aware of that alternate syntax. >> >> >> >> Nor are most people. Nor is Python, in some places -- it seems like >> >> people forgot about it when writing some bits of the grammar. >> > >> > Got an example where you can use a,b but not [a,b] or (a,b)? >> >> >>> def f(a, (b, c)): >> ... print a, b, c > > What the hell is that?! > First I am hearing/seeing it. > Whats it called? > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list