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Python Python Collections (Retired) Slices First Slice

Pietro Mazzocco
Pietro Mazzocco
5,562 Points
Posted by Pietro Mazzocco
Pietro Mazzocco
5,562 Points

Is this the right way to copy the entire list with a slice?

a_list = [1, 2, 3]
a_list = a_list[:]

[MOD: added ```python formatting -cf]

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Your code does make a copy of a_list, however it overwrites the original a_list with the copy. Perhaps you meant:

a_list = [1, 2, 3]
b_list = a_list[:]