[Tutor] Copying lists

[Brian Wisti]

--- jfouhy at paradise.net.nz wrote:
> For making a shallow copy of a list, which syntax is preferable:
> 
> >>> lst2 = lst1[:]
> 
> or
> 
> >>> lst2 = list(lst1)
> 
> ?

I guess my personal preference would be for the first option. I'm not
sure if there is an officially blessed way to go about it, though. Try
one, and if somebody starts shouting at you, switch to the other ;-)

Kind Regards,

Brian Wisti
http://coolnamehere.com/