What does this mean in python

Asked Sep 05 '15 at 21:14

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Hi please am new to python coming from a visual basic .net framework. Trying to follow a tutorial on http://lightbird.net/dbe/blog2.html. There is a line of code i really don't understand. Please can someone explain it to me. Thanks

 import time
 from calendar import month_name
 year, month = time.localtime()[:2]

The confusion for me is that the variable year and month is their value both time.localtime()[:2]. Any clarification will be highly appreciated.

edited Sep 05 '15 at 21:15

Martijn Pieters

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asked Sep 05 '15 at 21:14

James Oshomah

The function returns more than 2 values; the first two values are sliced off (see duplicate) and assigned to the two variables on the left. – Martijn Pieters Sep 05 '15 at 21:16
When in doubt, try things out in the Python interpreter. Try `time.localtime()` for example. – Martijn Pieters Sep 05 '15 at 21:17
Thanks @MartijnPieters i get it now. Very thankful for your help. – James Oshomah Sep 05 '15 at 21:31

What does this mean in python

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