New submission from Pushkar Paranjpe <pushkarparan...@gmail.com>: Is this a bug ?
>>> a = [[1,2],[3,4],[5,6]] >>> a [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]] >>> b = a[0] >>> b [1, 2] >>> b[0] = -8888 >>> b [-8888, 2] >>> a [[-8888, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]] >>> Created a new variable (b) which refers to an element in a list (a). Changing the value of the new variable also reflects in the original list. I thought the new variable is actually a new variable with its own memory allocation and not a symbolic link to pre-existing data. is this a bug? Please help. ---------- components: Library (Lib) messages: 88989 nosy: pushkarparanjpe severity: normal status: open title: nested list value change type: behavior versions: Python 2.5, Python 2.6 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue6219> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
