New submission from शंतनू <shanta...@gmail.com>: URL: http://docs.python.org/library/stdtypes.html
Following example is given. >>> lists = [[]] * 3 >>> lists [[], [], []] >>> lists[0].append(3) >>> lists [[3], [3], [3]] Behavior is as follows. >>> a = [[]] * 3 >>> a [[], [], []] >>> a[0] = 1 >>> a [1, [], []] >>> Python interpreter details: $ python Python 2.7.2 (default, Aug 22 2011, 13:53:27) [GCC 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5666) (dot 3)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 143793 nosy: docs@python, शंतनू priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: List behavior is different type: behavior versions: Python 2.7 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue12951> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com