Note to self: Python's chained assignment is evaluated from left to right, not right-to-left as C++ does it. Click on the link to see how that can matter.
http://deathofagremmie.com/2012/12/27/a-c-python-chained-assignment-gotcha/
Death of a Gremmie
http://deathofagremmie.com/2012/12/27/a-c-python-chained-assignment-gotcha/
Death of a Gremmie