swap(a,b) python code example

Example 1: python swap two variables

a = 2
b = 4
print (a) # 2
print (b) # 4
# Now swap them
# Hold one variable in c temporarily:
c = b
b = a
a = c
# Now delete variable c from memory:
del c

print (a) # 4
print (b) # 2

Example 2: python swap function

def swap0(s1, s2):
    assert type(s1) == list and type(s2) == list
    tmp = s1[:]
    s1[:] = s2
    s2[:] = tmp
    
# However, the easier and better way to do a swap in Python is simply:
s1, s2 = s2, s1