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    \$\begingroup\$ that's nice tip in general :) \$\endgroup\$ Commented Mar 20, 2014 at 20:11
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    \$\begingroup\$ Note that this will not necessarily work for defining mutable objects that you will be modifying in-place. a=b=[1] is actually different from a=[1];b=[1] \$\endgroup\$ Commented Apr 23, 2014 at 9:02
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    \$\begingroup\$ The funny thing about the first tip is that it works in Java too. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Apr 24, 2014 at 7:46
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Justin Yes, but only with primitive types \$\endgroup\$ Commented Sep 12, 2015 at 15:41
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    \$\begingroup\$ But NEVER use a=b=c=[] or any object instanciation since all the variables will point to the same instance. That's probably not what you want. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Aug 22, 2017 at 13:38