What will be the output of the following python code 7356

MCQ Answer

What will be the output of the following Python code?

places = ['Bangalore', 'Mumbai', 'Delhi']
places1 = places
places2 = places[:]
places1[1]="Pune"
places2[2]="Hyderabad"
print(places)

निम्नलिखित Python कोड का आउटपुट क्या होगा?

places = ['Bangalore', 'Mumbai', 'Delhi']
places1 = places
places2 = places[:]
places1[1]="Pune"
places2[2]="Hyderabad"
print(places)

Topic : Sequence data types in python

A. [‘Bangalore’, ‘Pune’, ‘Hyderabad’]

B. [‘Bangalore’, ‘Pune’, ‘Delhi’]

C. [‘Bangalore’, ‘Mumbai’, ‘Delhi’]

D. [‘Bangalore’, ‘Mumbai’, ‘Hyderabad’]

Correct Answer is :

B. [‘Bangalore’, ‘Pune’, ‘Delhi’]

Explanation

places1 is an alias of the list places. Hence, any change made to places1 is reflected in places. places2 is a copy of the list places. Thus, any change made to places2 isn’t reflected in places.