can't assign to a literal error shows up

[srajendram]

cant assign to a literal error shows up. what am i doing wrong here please

varA=5, varB='a'
if type(varA) == str or type(varB) == str:
    print('string involved')
elif varA > varB:
    print('bigger')
elif varA == varB:
    print('equal')
else:
    # If none of the above conditions are true,
    # it must be the case that varA < varB
    print('smaller')

[bvdet]

You cannot make assignments on one line separated by a comma.

>>> varA=5,varB=6
Traceback (  File "<interactive input>", line 1
SyntaxError: can't assign to literal
>>> varA=5
>>> 

You could do it like this:

>>> varA, varB = 5, 'a'
>>> varA
5
>>> varB
'a'
>>>