Flash cards
Review the key moves
What is the main idea behind Python Variables - Assign Multiple Values?
Lesson checks
Practice each idea before moving on
Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.
Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?
Complete the missing token from the example code.
x, y, z = "___", "Banana", "Cherry"Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.
Many Values to Multiple Variables
Python allows you to assign values to multiple variables in one line:
Example
x, y, z = "Orange", "Banana", "Cherry"
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)Note
Make sure the number of variables matches the number of values, or else you will get an error.
One Value to Multiple Variables
And you can assign the same value to multiple variables in one line:
Example
x = y = z = "Orange"
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)Unpack a Collection
If you have a collection of values in a list , tuple etc. Python allows you to extract the values into variables. This is called unpacking .
Example
fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
x, y, z = fruits
print(x)
print(y)
print(z)Learn more about unpacking in our Unpack Tuples Chapter.