import copy

class MyClass(object):

    def __init__(self, name):

        super(MyClass, self).__init__()

        self.name = name

a = [MyClass('huey')]

b = copy.copy(a)

c = copy.deepcopy(a)

print 'a is b?', a is b                # a is b? False

print 'a == b?', a == b                # a == b? True

print 'a is c?', a is c                # a is c? False

print 'a == c?', a == c                # a == c? False

a[0].name = 'sugar'

print 'a[0].name =', a[0].name        # a[0].name = sugar

print 'b[0].name =', b[0].name        # b[0].name = sugar

print 'c[0].name =', c[0].name        # c[0].name = huey