Anton

[Erik Max Francis]

Quiet wrote:

> a = [1, 2, 3]
> b = a
> 
> b is alias a.
> 
> In other cases the new object is created.
> 
> a = 34
> b = a
> 
> b is new object.

No it isn't:

>>> a = [1, 2, 3]
>>> b = a
>>> a is b
1
>>> a = 34
>>> b = a
>>> a is b
1

What's probably confusing you is that integers, unlike lists, are
immutable, so getting a reference to an integer guarantees that the
integers you're referring to can never change (because no integers can).

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