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Replies for: JavaScript lets you swap variables without a temporary variable. $ node > let a = 1, b = 999 undefined > [b, a] = [a, b] [ 1, 999 ] > a...

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rhymes •

Same in Python

>>> [a, b] = [1, 999]
>>> a, b
(1, 999)
>>> [b, a] = [a, b]
>>> a, b
(999, 1)
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Sung M. Kim •

Python has been on my mind lately. That's yet another good reason ;p