On Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 4:04 PM Chris Angelico
> > >>> my_string = "It might be 11:45 PM"
> > >>> # ... many lines later ...
> > >>> f"It is {hh}:{mm} {am_or_pm}" = my_string
> >
> > What are hh, mm, and am_or_pm now? Do we raise an exception? Do we run
> the line having no real idea whether they have been assigned at all? How do
> we even check whether an assignment took place?
>
> You can get this with ANY unpacking form. I don't see how this is any
> different. In fact, this kind of usage - where the template is in the
> source code but the data comes from a variable - would be the normal
>
So are you saying this would be a Value error like unsuccessful tuple
unpacking? That's not obvious from OP.
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