Python Question / Quiz; What is the output of the following Python code, and why? Comment your answers below!

@PythonPr Answer: A (yes, the list `a` gets modified!) Solution: Let's see what's happening under the hood. a = [2,4,6,8,9] creates a list with those values, and attaches the name `a` to it. b = a this looks up the list referenced by `a`, and gives it an additional name, `b`. So now +

@PythonPr there is a list with those values, and there are two names attached to it: a and b. In other words, `a` and `b` are different names, but they refer to exactly the same object in memory. It's like having two names for the same dog. Now b[4] = 10 Here +