#!/usr/bin/env python #------------- # Load modules #------------- import numpy as np # Manipulating a list a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] print 'List a ', a b = a[2:] print 'List b = a[2:] ', b b[0] = 9 print 'Set b[0] = 9 and b = ', b print 'List a (no change in a)', a # Manipulating an array c = np.array(a) print 'Array c ', c d = c[2:] print 'Array d = c[2:] ', c d[0] = 9 print 'Set d[0] = 9 and d = ', d print 'Array c (notice the change in c)', c