On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 06:24:43PM -0500, Alan Bawden wrote: > ```python > def add_to(elem, inlist=[]): > inlist.append(elem) > return inlist > > list1 = add_to(1) > list2 = add_to(2) > print(list1) # prints [1] > print(list2) # prints [1, 2], potentially confusing > ``` > > Not only does it not print what "most people" expect. It also doesn't > print what _you_ expect! (But you made your point.)
Haha, you're right. I would guess that I reordered the statements when I quickly checked this in the interpreter. But indeed, both list1 and list2 point to inlist, and thus are the same. Whoops! - DLD -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
