python - Why does appending a list to itself show [...] when printed? -
when appended list in using following code.
a = [1, 2, 3, 4] print a.append(a) print i expecting output be...
[1, 2, 3, 4] [1, 2, 3, 4, [1, 2, 3, 4]] but this...
[1, 2, 3, 4] [1, 2, 3, 4, [...]] why?
you adding a a itself. second element of a a only. so, if tries print a, wanted
- it print first element
[1, 2, 3, 4] it print second element,
a- it print first element
[1, 2, 3, 4] it print second element,
a- it print first element
[1, 2, 3, 4] - it print second element,
a...
- it print first element
- it print first element
you see how going, right? doing infinitely. when there circular reference this, python represent ellipsis within pair of square brackets, [...], only.
if want insert copy of a is, can use slicing create new list, this
>>> = [1, 2, 3, 4] >>> a.append(a[:]) >>> [1, 2, 3, 4, [1, 2, 3, 4]]
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