freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/08-data-analysis-with-python/numpy/copying-arrays-warning.md

---
id: 5e9a0a8e09c5df3cc3600ed7
title: Copying Arrays Warning
challengeType: 11
videoId: iIoQ0_L0GvA
dashedName: copying-arrays-warning
---

# --question--

## --text--

What is the value of `a` after running the following code?

```py
import numpy as np

a = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
b = a
b[2] = 20
```

## --answers--

```python
[1 2 3 4 5]
```

---

```python
[1 2 20 4 5]
```

---

```python
[1 20 3 4 5]
```

## --video-solution--

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