# Assign three values. a, b, c = 8, 10, 15 print "A: a = ", a, ", b = ", b, ", c = ", c, "\n" # Compute three values, then assign three values. a, b, c = 40, a + 11, a + b + c print "B: a = ", a, ", b = ", b, ", c = ", c, "\n" # Swap. a, b = b, a print "C: a = ", a, ", b = ", b, ", c = ", c, "\n" # Extras on left get nil. a, b, c = 2, 3 print "D: a = ", a, ", b = ", b, ", c = ", c, "\n" # Extras on right get left behind a, b, c = 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 print "E: a = ", a, ", b = ", b, ", c = ", c, "\n" # The right can be an array, in which case the members are assigned to # individual variables. fred = [ 4, 5, 6, 7] a, b, c = fred print "F: a = ", a, ", b = ", b, ", c = ", c, "\n"