l1 = [[10,20,30], 1, 2, 3]# a list with another list at index 0
l2 = list(l1) # create a copy
l1.append(4) # append to list l1
l1[0].append(40) # modify the inner list of l1
print( id(l1[0]) )
print( id(l2[0]) )
Output
3121053638984
3121053638984