[HN Gopher] Why does a = a[0] = [0] create a self-referential li...
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       Why does a = a[0] = [0] create a self-referential list in Python?
        
       Author : susam
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2021-11-18 20:08 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | anitil wrote:
       | I'm amazed at how long I've been working in python and never
       | known that assignment works in this way. I suppose I just avoid
       | parts of the language that I don't understand.
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       | Looking through the archives, it's a really interesting blog in
       | general
        
         | klyrs wrote:
         | I mean, it generally looks like a terrible idea, so absent of
         | malice to the reader (or code golf shenanigans) nobody would do
         | this. Not a surprise that the behavior is surprising...
        
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