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which would be preferred for assigning x to 6 variables:
a,b,c,d,e,f=x,x,x,x,x vs.
a=b=c=d=e=f=x and is there also a preferred style?
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The latter is definitely more concise and to-the-point. I would go with that unless you want identity to different when equality would still be equal (e.g. a bunch of empty tuples).
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If they're all the same value, I'd prefer the chaining (second example). But I think the first just shouldn't be used for more than two variables, otherwise it gets difficult to read.
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(Dec-03-2016, 03:18 AM)Skaperen Wrote: which would be preferred for assigning x to 6 variables:
a,b,c,d,e,f=x,x,x,x,x vs.
a=b=c=d=e=f=x and is there also a preferred style?
i guess no one noticed my typo of only 5 xs in the first code.
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(Dec-17-2016, 03:28 AM)Skaperen Wrote: i guess no one noticed my typo of only 5 xs in the first code. All the more reason it shouldn't be preferred :)
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(Dec-17-2016, 07:56 AM)micseydel Wrote: (Dec-17-2016, 03:28 AM)Skaperen Wrote: i guess no one noticed my typo of only 5 xs in the first code. All the more reason it shouldn't be preferred :) agreed 
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(Dec-19-2016, 08:00 AM)Skaperen Wrote: (Dec-17-2016, 07:56 AM)micseydel Wrote: All the more reason it shouldn't be preferred :) agreed
On the contrary... both of these are invalid Python
a,b,c,e,f=x,x,x,x,x
a,b,c,d,e,f=x,x,x,x So even if a human doesn't notice the problem, Python will. While:
a,b,d,e,f=x is correct and you'll be told about the unitialized c much later.
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