Python sort of did too, you can use _ to access the last-returned variable in the interpreter. [testfunc(x) for x in testlist] <successful result>

Python sort of did too, you can use _ to access the last-returned variable in the interpreter. [testfunc(x) for x in testlist] <successful result> success = _ print _ <successful result> It's useful when using the interpreter as a calculator, or when you're bashing out some calculation you can never remember how to do properly.