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(l1)
print(l2)
Output
[[10, 20, 30, 40], 1, 2, 3, 4]
[[10, 20, 30, 40], 1, 2, 3]