x = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

# A
print('A) _, *y, z = x')
_, *y, z = x
print('_:', _)
print('y:', y)
print('z:', z)

# B
print('B) _, y, *_ = x')
_, y, *_ = x
print('_:', _)
print('y:', y)