# 1611.py a=('Roma','Pisa','Milano','Trento') print [x[0] for x in a] # ['R', 'P', 'M', 'T'] a=[x*x+3 for x in xrange(8)] print a # [3, 4, 7, 12, 19, 28, 39, 52] a=[x+y for x,y in (3,2),(5,6),(1,9)] print a # [5, 11, 10]