I want to do something like below:update to Python 3.0 (as others have pointed out), or just do
1. first, second, third, *rest = foo
2. for (a,b,c,*rest) in list_of_lists:
first, second, third = foo[:3]
rest = foo[3:]
for item in list_of_lists:
a, b, c = item[:3]
rest = item[3:]
...
and move on to more interesting parts of your program.
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