if integers and lists are objects in python why they have different treatments

Asked Oct 04 '22 at 14:34

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in the example below why the variable y doesn't change eventought, we change the value of x

x = 10
y = x
x = x + 1

I see the opposite here below

x = [0, 1]
y = x
x.pop()

in fact, everything in python is an object so why when we changed x, y changed automatically

asked Oct 04 '22 at 14:34

Almester Ali

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Because integers are immutable and lists are mutable. – matszwecja Oct 04 '22 at 14:35
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@Almester You might find the [explanation given here](https://nedbatchelder.com/text/names.html) to be helpful – Ben Grossmann Oct 04 '22 at 14:37

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