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Two reference for list

x=[1,2,3] print(x[1]) y=x y[1]=10 print(x) print(y) 1,2,3 is the list of values which is stored in the memory x is a reference for that list so when we say x=y y is also referring to the same values by now when we change or modify any values . it will be highlighted in both variables

15th Mar 2017, 4:43 AM
Abin Singh R
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You have to use list slicing. x=[1,2,3] print(x[1]) #output 2 y=x[:] y[1]=10 print(x) # output [1, 2, 3] print(y) # output [1, 10, 3]
15th Mar 2017, 6:14 PM
Ruslan Ovcharenko
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