#!/usr/bin/python
# Filename: reference.pyprint
'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 objectprint
'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