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index() Function
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extend() Function
copy() Function
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copy( ) FUNCTION

The copy( ) Function is used to copy the contents of a List into a new List.

Example :

x = ["Mohan", "Kriti", "Salim"]
y = x.copy()
print("The Copied List is ",y)

Output :

The Copied List is ['Mohan', 'Kriti', 'Salim']

So, in the above code we have created a 'List' and initialised to the variable 'x'.

x = ["Mohan", "Kriti", "Salim"]

Below is how the values are positioned in the List,

Then we have used the 'copy( )' method that would create an exact copy of 'x'. And assign it to 'y'.

y = x.copy( )

And we get the below output,

The Copied List is ['Mohan', 'Kriti', 'Salim']

Note : Do not use the '=' operator to copy a List to the other(i.e. If there are two Lists 'x' and 'y'. Do not use y = x). Because in that case any changes made to the List 'x' will be reflected in the copied List 'y'.

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