a,b=['apple','banana']
I want to know that how the above syntax works and returns different strings 'apple' and 'banana' to a and b respectively indeed of returning a=['apple','banana'] and b=['apple','banana']
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You know how it works. Are you asking *why* it works that way? – chepner Aug 31 '22 at 18:45
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Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking. – Community Aug 31 '22 at 18:46
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Remember that `a,b,c,d,e = 1,2,3,4,5` works as well. It's a Python feature that it "unpacks" multiple values into multiple recipients. – Tim Roberts Aug 31 '22 at 18:46
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`a = b = ['apple', 'banana']` does what you want – Peter Wood Aug 31 '22 at 18:49
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To assign the same list to `a` and `b`, it's `a = b = ['apple', 'banana']`. – chepner Aug 31 '22 at 18:49
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From https://docs.python.org/3/reference/simple_stmts.html#assignment-statements
[If the target is an iterable] with the same number of items as there are targets in the target list, [...] the items are assigned, from left to right, to the corresponding targets.
[a, b] is an iterable with the same number of items as ['apple', 'banana'], so a is assigned apple and b is assigned banana.
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