initialising a list of lists

[Peter Kleiweg]

This does not what I want it to do:

    >>> a = [[]] * 6
    >>> a[3].append('X')
    >>> a
    [['X'], ['X'], ['X'], ['X'], ['X'], ['X']]

This does what I want:

    >>> b = [[] for _ in range(6)]
    >>> b[3].append('X')
    >>> b
    [[], [], [], ['X'], [], []]

The first is clear and wrong. The second is hairy and right.
Is there a way to do it clear and right?

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