On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:53:21 +0530 Suresh Jeevanandam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read in "Python in a Nutshell" that when we have > multiple assignments > made on a single line, it is equivalent to have those many > simple assignments and that the right side is evaluated > once for each assignment. [The wordings are mine. I am > not sure if this is what he intended].
> >>> c = d = e = x() AFAIK, this is equivalent to this: e = x() d = e c = d So, in fact, what you say is true, but these, of course will not evaluate x multiple times. -- Terry Hancock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Anansi Spaceworks http://www.AnansiSpaceworks.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
