q = [[None]*5]*4
print(q)
q[1][1]=4
print(q)
q = [ [ None for i in range(5) ] for j in range(4) ]
q[1][1]=4
print(q)
result :
[[None, None, None, None, None], [None, None, None, None, None], [None, None, None, None, None], [None, None, None, None, None]]
[[None, 4, None, None, None], [None, 4, None, None, None], [None, 4, None, None, None], [None, 4, None, None, None]]
[[None, None, None, None, None], [None, 4, None, None, None], [None, None, None, None, None], [None, None, None, None, None]]