Python 3000 idea: reversing the order of chained assignments

[Steve Holden]

Marcin Ciura wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>>>> x, y, z = 1, 2, 3
>>>>> x = y = z
>>>>> x, y, z
>> (3, 3, 3)
>>
>> I certainly wouldn't expect to get (2, 3, 3).
> 
> Neither would I. I must have expressed myself not clearly enough.
> Currently
> x = y = z
> is roughly equivalent to
> x = z
> y = z
> I propose to change it to
> y = z
> x = z
> Cheers,
>    Marcin

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