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  A Python assignment trap

Python has no assignment, it only has reference. Assume, we have following code snippet:>>> values = [0, 1, 2]>>> values[1] = values>>> values[0, [...], 2]Why the result is not [0, [0, 1, 2], 2], instead it goes into an infinite loop? To understand this, we need to understand some basics about Python.Python has no variables, it only has labels. When we run:values = [0, 1, 2]Python will first create a list object [0,1,2], then it labels it as values. If we later run:values = [3, 4, 5]Python will then create a new list object [3,4,5] and it will tear off the values lab...

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