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in reply to Re^2: Learning Programming, desperately need to know what information is contained in scalar variables
in thread Learning Programming, desperately need to know what information is contained in scalar variables

Yes

@something = ... ;

or

(...) = ... ;

Are "list assignments".

The RHS (right hand side) is in list context and the resulting list will be unpacked into the LHS.

Cheers Rolf
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