title: Is it possible to unpack a tuple in Python without creating unwanted variables?
body: <p>Is there a way to write the following function so that my IDE doesn't complain that <em>column</em> is an unused variable? </p>
  
  <pre><code>def get_selected_index(self):
      (path, column) = self._tree_view.get_cursor()
      return path[0]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>In this case I don't care about the second item in the tuple and just want to discard the reference to it when it is unpacked.</p>