[Python-Dev] Tuple/list assignment question

[Greg Ewing]

> This proposal has come up several times before (for the record, I like
> it).

The fact that it keeps coming up suggests that it's a natural
thing for people to want to do once they've seen the use of
* in argument lists.

I can't remember seeing any particular objection -- just
a matter of inertia, I think (i.e. nice to have but not
compelling enough to spur the BDFL to accept it).

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