import copy simple_list = ['a', 'b', 'c'] my_list = [ ['a', 'b', 'c'], ['d', 'e', 'f'], ['g', 'h', 'i'], ] do_dodania = ['j', 'k', 'l'] my_list.append(do_dodania) my_list[0].append('s') for list in my_list: list.append('xyz') print(my_list) # copy_list = copy.copy(my_list) # deep_copy_list = copy.deepcopy(my_list) # deep_copy_list[0][0] = 'x' # # # # for y in my_list: # for x in y: # if x == 'e': # print(my_list.index(y)) # print(y.index(x)) # break