Python: can't assign to literal

Question

My task is to write a program that asks the user to enter 5 names which it stores in a list. Next, it picks one of these names at random and declares that person as the winn

Answer 1

Just adding 1 more scenario which may give the same error:

If you try to assign values to multiple variables, then also you will receive same error. For e.g.

In C (and many other languages), this is possible:

int a=2, b=3;

In Python:

a=2, b=5

will give error:

can't assign to literal

EDIT:

As per Arne's comment below, you can do this in Python for single line assignments in a slightly different way: a, b = 2, 5