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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting **python : passing list as argument and updating in definition Post 302952013 by Aia on Wednesday 12th of August 2015 01:41:01 PM
Old 08-12-2015
In Python the assignment operator `=' never copies data. Whatever is at the left of the `=' is a binding label to a value, not a variable per se. This is significant, since moving labels do not produce another variable.

I recommend you watch Ned Batchelder - Facts and Myths about Python names and values - PyCon 2015 if you are interested on it.
At 15:50 you'll get presentation related to your query, but I would watch it from the beginning since the concept of binding and rebinding labels builds from understanding mutable and immutable values.

Hope it helps.
 

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