>>> a = ['huhu', [1, 2]]
>>> b = a[:]
>>> [id(x) for x in a]
[48401856, 48131728]
>>> [id(x) for x in b]
[48401856, 48131728]
>>> a[0] = 'haha'
>>> a[1].append(3)
>>> a
['haha', [1, 2, 3]]
>>> b
['huhu', [1, 2, 3]]
>>> from copy import deepcopy
>>> a = ['huhu', [1, 2]]
>>> b = deepcopy(a)
>>> [ id(x) for x in a]
[48401856, 48134104]
>>> [ id(x) for x in b]
[48401856, 48333048]
>>> a[0] = 'haha'
>>> a[1].append(3)
>>> a
['haha', [1, 2, 3]]
>>> b
['huhu', [1, 2]]