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&gt;&gt;&gt; t[:]
['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']
</font></pre><font color="black">Since lists are mutable, it is often useful to make a copy
before performing operations that fold, spindle or mutilate
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A slice operator on the left side of an assignment
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