using underscore "_" in python iterparse

Asked Nov 04 '15 at 17:29

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new to Python iterparse, what is the meaning of the underscore "_" in iterparse?

for example:

for _, element in ET.iterparse(file_in):

asked Nov 04 '15 at 17:29

bignano

It's not *"in iterparse"*, it's just a target of the assignment. – jonrsharpe Nov 04 '15 at 17:31
ok got it. it is just a throwaway variable – bignano Nov 04 '15 at 17:49

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