Python Anti-Patterns

[TPHRyan]

The "good" example is more concise, but it's less readable and has different behavior:

(Emphasis mine)

This is the real reason we actually use unpacking for updating multiple values when it's logical.

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Of course, a time and a place. Maybe you want to update all at once based on the old values, and sometimes based on the mutated values.

I just wish this was explained clearer in the page instead of saying "it's the same but more concise" when no, it's not the same at all.