当你创建一个对象并给它赋一个变量的时候,这个变量仅仅 参考 那个对象,而不是表示这个对象本身。也就是说,两个变量同时指向那个对象的内存。
程序
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#!/usr/bin/python
# Filename: reference.py
print 'Simple Assignment'
shoplist = ['apple', 'mango', 'carrot', 'banana']
mylist = shoplist # mylist is just another name pointing to the same object!
del shoplist[0]
print 'shoplist is', shoplist
print 'mylist is', mylist
# notice that both shoplist and mylist both print the same list without
# the 'apple' confirming that they point to the same object
print 'Copy by making a full slice'
mylist = shoplist[:] # make a copy by doing a full slice
del mylist[0] # remove first item
print 'shoplist is', shoplist
print 'mylist is', mylist
# notice that now the two lists are different
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输出
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$ python reference.py
Simple Assignment
shoplist is ['mango', 'carrot', 'banana']
mylist is ['mango', 'carrot', 'banana']
Copy by making a full slice
shoplist is ['mango', 'carrot', 'banana']
mylist is ['carrot', 'banana']
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如果你想要复制一个列表或者类似的序列或者其他复杂的对象(不是如整数那样的简单 对象 ),那么你必须使用切片操作符来取得拷贝。