python list assigning values of a member of a list to the list itself

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I’m reading the book “Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python 3”. In Chapter 8 (Lists), there is a question in the book as follows:

Draw a memory model showing the effect of the following statements
values = [0,1,2]
values[1] = values

Why does print values show [0, [...], 2]? Shouldn't it be [0, [0,1,2], 2]?

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`...` means ellipsis, and it would be: `[0, [0, [0, [0, [0, [0, [0, [0, [...], 2], 2], 2], 2,], 2], 2], 2], 2]` – Peter Varo Nov 09 '13 at 18:19
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Dup: [What is `[…]` in Python 2.7?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17160162/what-is-in-python-2-7) – Ashwini Chaudhary Nov 09 '13 at 18:20

python list assigning values of a member of a list to the list itself

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