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What does [[0]*3]*3 print after a write?
Predict the grid after the assignment.
grid = [[0] * 3] * 3
grid[0][0] = 1
print(grid)Determine the output and explain.
[[1, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]]. The outer * 3 copies the reference to the same inner list three times, so mutating one row mutates all. Fix with a comprehension that builds independent rows: grid = [[0] * 3 for _ in range(3)].
- Believing
* 3deep-copies the inner list - Confusing list multiplication with NumPy broadcasting
- Not knowing the comprehension fix for independent rows
- Why does
[[0] * 3 for _ in range(3)]build independent rows? - Does the same aliasing trap apply to
[0] * 3of immutable ints?
