Practice Mutable Vs Immutable Values (7.4.2) - Lists - Part B - Data Structures and Algorithms in Python
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Mutable vs Immutable Values

Practice - Mutable vs Immutable Values

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the difference between mutable and immutable values?

💡 Hint: Think about examples like lists and strings.

Question 2 Easy

How do you create a copy of a list?

💡 Hint: Remember how slices work in Python!

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Question 1

What operator is used to check if two variables point to the same object?

==
is
=>

💡 Hint: Think about what compares values versus what compares references.

Question 2

True or False: Slicing a list creates a new list.

True
False

💡 Hint: What happens to the original list when you slice it?

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Challenge 1 Hard

You have listA = [1, 2, 3] and listB = listA. If you modify listB, what happens to listA? How can you prevent this?

💡 Hint: Focus on how Python handles assignments between mutable objects.

Challenge 2 Hard

Demonstrate how the identity operator can lead to confusion when working with lists that have the same content but are different objects. Provide code examples.

💡 Hint: Explore how you can test for both equality and identity with lists.

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