On 5 November 2012 06:27, Demian Brecht <demianbre...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> a = [None] * 4
> >>> a[0] = 'a'
> >>> a
> ['a', None, None, None]
>
> >>> m = [[None] * 4] * 4
> >>> m[0][0] = 'm'
> >>> m
> [['m', None, None, None], ['m', None, None, None], ['m', None, None,
> None], ['m', None, None, None]]
>
> Is this expected behaviour and if so, why? In my mind either result makes
> sense, but the inconsistency is what throws me off.
z = [[None] * 4]
goes to
z = [x, x, x, x]
where x = [y]
where y = None
AND THEN
z[0] = 2
means
z = [p, x, x, x]
where p = 2
AND
z[1][0] = 3
means
x = [q]
where q = 3
hence z = [2, [3], [3], [3]]
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