# Mental block, simple question

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/mental-block-simple-question/22411>\
**Category:** Python Help\
**Created:** [January 4, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mental-block-simple-question/22411 "2023-01-04T05:04:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![docstring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@docstring](https://discuss.python.org/u/docstring)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mental-block-simple-question/22411/1 "2023-01-04T05:04:23Z")

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Hi all, I have a mental block ;-( What is is most efficient way of dong the below? Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

a = b = c = d = ‘’  
t = ‘[✓]’

if u == 0:  
a = t  
if u == 1:  
b = t  
if u == 2:  
c = t  
if u == 3:  
d = t

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**Author:** ![aivarpaalberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/aivarpaalberg/32/9457_2.png) [@aivarpaalberg](https://discuss.python.org/u/aivarpaalberg)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mental-block-simple-question/22411/2 "2023-01-04T14:51:25Z")

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Just for fun:

```python
d = dict.fromkeys('abcd', '<')
c = '>'
u = 2

d[[*enumerate(d)][u][1]] = c
```

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**Author:** ![docstring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@docstring](https://discuss.python.org/u/docstring)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/mental-block-simple-question/22411/3 "2023-01-05T02:48:37Z")

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Magic 🙂 Thanks.