TB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there an elegant way to assign to a list from a list of unknown
> size? For example, how could you do something like:
>
> >>> a, b, c = (line.split(':'))
> if line could have less than three fields?
You could use this old trick...
a, b, c = (line+"::").split(':')[:3]
Or this version if you want something other than "" as the default
a, b, b = (line.split(':') + 3*[None])[:3]
BTW This is a feature I miss from perl...
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