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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T12:31:01+00:00 2026-05-25T12:31:01+00:00

I am having a problem with python lists. The simplified version is: mylist1 =

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I am having a problem with python lists. The simplified version is:

mylist1 = [...some items in a list...]

mylist2 = mylist1

mylist1.pop(i)

mylist.insert(i,item)

print(mylist1)

print(mylist2)

the problem is that I want mylist2 to remain the original version of mylist1. Is there any workaround of this problem?

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    2026-05-25T12:31:01+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 12:31 pm

    Use

    mylist2 = mylist1[:]
    

    instead of

    mylist2 = mylist1
    

    This is a standard idiom for making a copy of a list.

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