Why does this list of lists end up with the same values

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Why does this list of lists end up with the same values

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Jul-18-2019, 11:00 AM (This post was last modified: Jul-18-2019, 11:51 AM by Yoriz.)

How can this be explained?

x = [[]]*3
x[0].append('a')
print(x)

>>> returns [['a'], ['a'], ['a']]

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Why does this list of lists end up with the same values - by alehak - Jul-18-2019, 11:00 AM

RE: Append working - by stranac - Jul-18-2019, 11:48 AM

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