http://docs.python.org/library/copy.html
Just near the bottom it reads: """Shallow copies of dictionaries can be made using dict.copy(), and of lists by assigning a slice of the entire list, for example, copied_list = original_list[:].""" Surely this is a typo? To my understanding, copied_list = original_list[:] gives you a clean copy (slicing returns a new object....) Can this be updated? Or someone explain to me why it's correct? Cheers Example: >>> t = [1, 2, 3] >>> y = t >>> u = t[:] >>> y[1] = "rawr" >>> t [1, 'rawr', 3] >>> u [1, 2, 3] >>> _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
