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Show the mutable default argument bug: write a function add_to(item, bag=None) that safely creates a

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Python
Difficulty
medium

Interview Prompt

Show the mutable default argument bug: write a function add_to(item, bag=None) that safely creates a new dict if bag is None. Call it twice with 'a' and 'b'. Print each result to show they are independent.

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