New submission from Darrell Long :
N = 5
board_1 = [[0 for _ in range(N)] for __ in range(N)]
is not the same as:
board_2= [[0]*N]*N
One makes a proper list of lists (the first), the second makes a new kind of
animal were board_2[1][1] = 99 changes a whole column.
Oddly, testing board_1 == board_2 is True!
I'm teaching Python to non-majors, and this is a tough one to explain.
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components: Interpreter Core
files: Screen Shot 2012-05-03 at 9.05.59 PM.png
messages: 159899
nosy: darrell
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Lists: [[0]*N]*N != [[0 for _ in range(N)] for __ in range(N)]
versions: Python 2.7
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file25450/Screen Shot 2012-05-03 at 9.05.59
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