I'm trying to modify a list inside a function, but the changes don't seem to persist outside the function. Here's a simplified version of my code: def update_list(my_list): my_list = my_list + [4, 5] original_list = [1, 2, 3] update_list(original_list) print(original_list) What I tried: I defined a function that takes a list and attempts to add elements to it using my_list = my_list + [4, 5]. I then passed an existing list [1, 2, 3] to the function and expected the function to modify it. What I expected: I expected the original list to be updated to [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] after calling the function. What actually happened: The list remained [1, 2, 3] after the function call. The changes didn’t persist outside the function. Continue reading...
