Initialize variables in one line?

Question

Is it possible do the following initializations in one line? As I am quite curious whether a shorter code is possible.

X = []
Y = []

Possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2402646/python-initializing-multiple-lists-line — Unapedra, Oct 09 '14 at 15:26
Also [Understanding multiple variable assignment on one line in Python](http://stackoverflow.com/q/24587972), ["variable, variable =" syntax in python?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/12923059) — Martijn Pieters, Oct 09 '14 at 15:29

vaultah · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-09T15:43:44.607

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You can initialize them using sequence unpacking (tuple unpacking in this case)

X, Y = [], []

because it's equivalent to

(X, Y) = ([], [])

You can also use a semicolon to join lines in your example:

X = []; Y = []

edited Oct 09 '14 at 15:43

answered Oct 09 '14 at 15:24

vaultah

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 09 '14 at 15:24

2

You can use tuple unpacking (or multiple assignment):

X, Y = [], []

answered Oct 09 '14 at 15:24

falsetru

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