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From: "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com>
To: "python-list@python.org" <python-list@python.org>
Subject: RE: Unpaking Tuple
Thread-Topic: Unpaking Tuple
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Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 22:21:26 +0000
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Thomas Bach wrote:=0D=0A> Hi there,=0D=0A> =0D=0A> On Sat, Oct 06, 2012 at =
03:08:38PM +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:=0D=0A> >=0D=0A> > my_tuple =3D my_=
tuple[:4]=0D=0A> > a,b,c,d =3D my_tuple if len(my_tuple) =3D=3D 4 else (my_=
tuple + (None,)*4)[:4]=0D=0A> >=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Are you sure this works as y=
ou expect? I just stumbled over the following:=0D=0A> =0D=0A> $ python=0D=
=0A> Python 3=2E2=2E3 (default, Jun 25 2012, 23:10:56)=0D=0A> [GCC 4=2E7=2E=
1] on linux2=0D=0A> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for mo=
re information=2E=0D=0A> >>> split =3D ['foo', 'bar']=0D=0A> >>> head, tail=
 =3D split if len(split) =3D=3D 2 else split[0], None=0D=0A> >>> head=0D=0A=
> ['foo', 'bar']=0D=0A> >>> tail=0D=0A> >>>=0D=0A> =0D=0A> I don't get it! =
Could someone help me, please? Why is head not 'foo'=0D=0A> and tail not 'b=
ar'?=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Regards,=0D=0A> 	Thomas=0D=0A> --=0D=0A=0D=0AI think yo=
u just need to wrap the else in parenthesis so the=0D=0Aelse clause is trea=
ted as a tuple=2E Without the parenthesis =0D=0AI believe it is grouping th=
e code like this=2E=0D=0A=0D=0Ahead, tail =3D (split if len(split) =3D=3D 2=
 else split[0] ), None=0D=0A=0D=0AYou want:=0D=0Ahead, tail =3D split if le=
n(split) =3D=3D 2 else (split[0], None )=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0ARamit=0D=0AThis e=
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