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Understanding slice copying in for loop
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(Jul-02-2018, 09:36 AM)yksingh1097 Wrote: Does that mean there are two lists with same name words?
No, the copy of the list is not assigned to any variable name. It is used in the loop and then garbage collected.
Or if you prefer, one name, in this case words always points to one object
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RE: Understanding slice copying in for loop - by buran - Jul-02-2018, 09:50 AM

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