Snipped from a file named "topten.py"

for thing in tenlist:
    first = assigner(tenlist[0])
    listlength -= 1
    if listlength == 0:
        break
    second = assigner(tenlist[1])
    listlength -= 1
    if listlength == 0:
        break
    third = assigner(tenlist[2])
    listlength -= 1
    if listlength == 0:
        break
    fourth = assigner(tenlist[3])
    listlength -= 1
    if listlength == 0:
        break
    fifth = assigner(tenlist[4])
    listlength -= 1
    if listlength == 0:
        break
    sixth = assigner(tenlist[5])
    listlength -= 1
    if listlength == 0:
        break
    seventh = assigner(tenlist[6])
    listlength -= 1
    if listlength == 0:
        break
    eigth = assigner(tenlist[7])
    listlength -= 1
    if listlength == 0:
        break
    nineth = assigner(tenlist[8])
    listlength -= 1
    if listlength == 0:
        break
    tenth = assigner(tenlist[9])

stuff = [first, second, third, fourth]

print stuff[0 and 1]