list vs tuple

[deadmeat]

> THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.

What happens to the objects is not the point, what happens to what I put
into a and b is the point.

>>> a = 1
>>> b = a
>>> a = 2
>>> b
1

>>> a = [1,2,3]
>>> b = a
>>> a[0] = 0
>>> b
[0, 2, 3]

Are you saying there is no difference (IN THE *RESULT*) between these?  Are
you able to read?

What goes on in the background is NOT THE POINT. I only care about the
values I put into them, and what happens after b = a.