Concept Map: Shallow vs Deep Copy

Mar 28, 2013 • Marianne Corvellec
[Concept map (first version) for "Shallow vs deep copy" (of lists, in Python)][1]
Concept map (first version) for "Shallow vs deep copy" (of lists, in Python)

I went very low-tech for this homework…  I hope you can read the text.  The two small square boxes say “Copy”; the larger square box says “Possible need for *deep* copy”.  I wanted to illustrate how deep/nested lists (lists containing sublists) differ from shallow lists when they are copied.

Second version after reading comments:

Second version<figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Concept map (second version) for “Shallow vs Deep Copy”</figcaption></figure>