How to initialize a two-dimensional array in Python?

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Don’t use [[v]*n]*n, it is a trap!

>>> a = [[0]*3]*3
>>> a
[[0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0]]
>>> a[0][0]=1
>>> a
[[1, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0]]

but 

    t = [ [0]*3 for i in range(3)]

works great.

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