This appears to be the case. I'm not a python programmer, but a quick google shows that you've assigned a reference, because the type is mutable. So var1 and var2 are references to the same object ...

Sorting a list in Python is simple, and you have two options: In-place: Modifies the list. Out-of-place: Returns a new list and doesn't modify the original list. The sort method is in-place, and it ...