Python references

Question

Can someone explain why the example with integers results in different values for x and y and the example with the list results in x and y being the same object?

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Answer 1

That's because when you have a list or a tuple in python you create a reference to an object. When you say that y = x you reference to the same object with y as x does. So when you edit the object of x y changes with it.