variables are not boxes
In[11]: a=[1,2,3,4]
...: b=a
...: a.append(3)
...:
...: print(a) # [1,2,3,4,3]
...: print(b) # [1,2,3,4,3]
...:
[1, 2, 3, 4, 3]
[1, 2, 3, 4, 3]
In[12]: charles={'name':'Charles L.Dodgson','born':1832}
...: lewis=charles
...: lewis is charles, id(lewis) == id(charles)
...:
Out[12]: (True, True)