Python - is there a “don't care” symbol for tuple assignments?

Question

Given a string \"VAR=value\" I want to split it (only) at the first \'=\' sign (< value > may contain more \'=\' signs), something like this:

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Answer 1

Almost there:

var, _, value = "VAR=value".partition('=')

_ is conventionally considered a don't-care variable.