On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com>wrote:
> On 28/01/14 19:00, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 12:28 AM, spir <denis.s...@gmail.com >> > > This is getting confusing with two times Denis! > > <mailto:denis.s...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> a = [1,[2,3]] >> > > I think the above line is a mistake. If Denis(spir) had missed > this out his code would work as he describes, but with it he > reassigns 'a' to a new list and, as you say breaks the connection. > > If you forget about that line and keep a pointing at the original > [1,[1,2]] list then the following code makes sense. > > > a[0] = 0 >> b >> >> [0, [1, 2]] # this is where I get lost. >> >> a[1] = [0,0] >> b >> >> [0, [0, 0]] >> > > > My python gets a different result: >> > > So does mine, and I suspect so does denis' (spir). > I think he made a mistake with the second assignment to a. > > -- > Alan G > Author of the Learn to Program web site > http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ > http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos Glad to hear it. That is what I was hoping, but I did not want to question a helpful person. -Denis H.
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