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A class Basket has def __init__(self, items=[]) and self.items = items.
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A class Basket has def __init__(self, items=[]) and self.items = items. Two baskets are made with no argument, and "apple" is added to the first. What does the second basket hold, and why? Write the corrected __init__.
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Plan. The default value [] is made once, when Python reads the def, and every object that uses the default shares that one list.
So the second basket also holds ["apple"]: both baskets point to the same list.
The fix. Use None as the default, and make a new list inside.
Check. The output is ['apple'] []. Each basket has its own list.
Answer: The second basket holds ["apple"] too, because the default list is shared. Use items=None and make the list inside.
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