Practice Copying Lists Properly (7.4.3) - Lists - Part B - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Copying Lists Properly

Practice - Copying Lists Properly

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does the slicing operation list2 = list1[:] achieve?

💡 Hint: Think about whether the lists will be the same object or not.

Question 2 Easy

How would you check if two lists are equal in value?

💡 Hint: What symbol represents equality in Python?

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Question 1

What does slicing return?

A reference to the same list
A new list with copied items
An error

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when you use the colon syntax.

Question 2

If list1 = [1, 2] and list2 = list1, what is list1 is list2?

True
False

💡 Hint: What does it mean to use the assignment operator in Python?

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a Python function that demonstrates copying a list using slicing. Include tests to show the differences between original and copied lists after modification.

💡 Hint: Define a function that modifies the original list while keeping the copy intact.

Challenge 2 Hard

Compare the memory addresses of two separate lists created using assignment and slicing. Use Python's id() function to verify.

💡 Hint: Use the `id()` function to inspect the memory location of the list variables.

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