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Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization

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Date Tue, 6 Nov 2012 17:07:06 +1100
Subject Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization
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On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 4:51 PM, Andrew Robinson
<andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> wrote:
> I really don't think doing a shallow copy of lists would break anyone's
> program.

Well, it's a change, a semantic change. It's almost certainly going to
break _something_. But for the sake of argument, we can suppose that
the change could be made. Would it be the right thing to do?

Shallow copying by default would result in extremely weird behaviour.
All the same confusion would result, only instead of comparing
[None]*4 with [[None]]*4, there'd be confusion over the difference
between [[None]]*4 and [[[None]]]*4.

I don't think it would help anything, and it'd result in a lot more
work for no benefit.

ChrisA

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  Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Hans Mulder <hansmu@xs4all.nl> - 2012-11-05 10:13 +0100
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 01:32 +0000
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 13:01 +1100
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    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-05 21:51 -0800
      Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-06 09:04 +0000
        RE: Multi-dimensional list initialization "Shambhu Rajak" <shambhu.rajak@calsoftinc.com> - 2012-11-06 18:57 +0530
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-06 14:41 -0800
          Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-07 01:55 +0000
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            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-11-07 00:57 -0800
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-11-07 22:27 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 16:39 -0700
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-08 00:09 -0700
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-08 08:58 -0700
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-11-09 01:39 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-09 17:07 +1100
              Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-09 06:37 +0000
                Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-09 17:59 +1100
                Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-11-09 07:27 +0000
                Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-11-09 07:05 -0800
                Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-11-10 02:23 +1100
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        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 16:52 -0700
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-11-07 00:23 +0000
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            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-11-07 17:17 +0000
              Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-07 22:36 +0000
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        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 14:01 -0700
          Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-08 00:00 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-11-08 00:30 +0000
              Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-08 03:47 +0000
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-07 20:51 -0800
            Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization wrw@mac.com - 2012-11-08 08:26 -0500
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-07 16:24 -0800
          Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-11-08 04:20 +0000
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    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-06 00:21 -0800
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 02:19 -0700
    RE: Multi-dimensional list initialization "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-11-06 17:32 +0000
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-06 13:14 -0800
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Andrew Robinson <andrew3@r3dsolutions.com> - 2012-11-06 13:19 -0800
    Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-11-06 15:46 -0700
      Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2012-11-07 18:34 +1300
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 14:00 +0000
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-11-07 06:47 -0800
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2012-11-07 23:06 +0000
        Re: Multi-dimensional list initialization Greg Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2012-11-08 14:29 +1300
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