title: Is there a way to assign multiple variables a same value or attribute?
body: <p>In Python, is there a way to make</p>
  
  <pre><code>a, b, c, d, e = 'dog'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>so that</p>
  
  <pre><code>a = 'dog'
  
  b = 'dog'
  
  #etc.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or</p>
  
  <pre><code>a, b, c, d, e = list()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>so that</p>
  
  <pre><code>type(a through e) 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>returns</p>
  
  <pre><code>type 'list'
  </code></pre>