python 3.8 - SyntaxError: cannot assign to literal

Question

This is my code:

H, M = input().split(' ')
if H == 0 and M < 45:
    H = 23, M = 60 - (M-45)
elif M < 45:
    M = 60 - (M-45)
else:
    M = M - 45
print(H, M)

And this is the error message. I do not understand how 23 is not "literal".

H = 23, M = 60 - (M-45)
    ^
SyntaxError: cannot assign to literal

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65919986/syntaxerror-cannot-assign-to-literal

Answer 1

If you want to put multiple statements on one line (which is not recommended because it typically makes the code less readable), you need to separate them with a ; (semicolon), not a , (comma):

>>> a = 0, b = 1
  File "<stdin>", line 1
SyntaxError: cannot assign to literal

>>> a = 0; b = 1
>>> a, b
(0, 1)