what does 'a=b=c=[]' do

[rusi]

On Dec 23, 8:33 pm, Steven D'Aprano <steve
+comp.lang.pyt... at pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:57:02 -0800, rusi wrote:
> > On Dec 23, 6:53 pm, Robert Kern <robert.k... at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 12/23/11 1:23 PM, rusi wrote:
> [...]
> >> > Of course it should be fixed.  The repeated recurrence of it as a
> >> > standard gotcha as well as the python ideas list testifies to that.
>
> >> So you were lying when you said that you did not ask or imply that it
> >> should be 'fixed'? Please make up your mind. It's quite rude to
> >> "defend" your position by constantly shifting it whenever you get
> >> challenged on it.
>
> > Meanings of "should"http://www.englishpage.com/modals/should.htmlMy
> > first should was the 3rd one
> > My second was the 1st one.
>
> Rusi, are you a native English speaker? Because that excuse/defense does
> not excuse your comments at all, multiple meanings of "should" or not.
> Why not just admit to a mistake? After denying you were asking for Python
> to fix a so-called bug, you then called for Python to fix it. If this
> were a real argument rather than a friendly debate, people would be
> crying "Gotcha!" for sure.

Ok You got me!

Does that help the OP's?

> It's a slick language but I still have trouble wrapping my brain around some of the concepts.