#!/usr/bin/python3 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- from typing import List def mod_array(my_array: List[int]) -> List[int]: my_return_array = my_array.copy() # This would also work: # my_return_array = my_array[:] my_return_array[1] = 1 return my_return_array some_array: List[int] = [0, 0, 0] another_array = mod_array(some_array) print(some_array) print(another_array)