[Tutor] Copying a list?

[Zak Arntson]

I feel pretty silly asking this, but is there a way to quickly copy a
list? I'd love to be able to type:

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>>> a = [1,2,3]
>>> b = a
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But that's a pass-by-reference. The quickest thing that comes to mind is:

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>>> a = [1,2,3]
>>> b = [i for i in a]
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Which is okay, but not as obvious as, say:

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>>> a = [1,2,3]
>>> b= a.__copy__()
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or something. Am I forgetting something?

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Zak Arntson
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