title: Getting one value from a tuple
body: <p>Is there a way to get one value from a tuple in Python using expressions?</p>
  
  <pre><code>def tup():
    return (3, "hello")
  
  i = 5 + tup()  # I want to add just the three
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I know I can do this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>(j, _) = tup()
  i = 5 + j
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But that would add a few dozen lines to my function, doubling its length.</p>