Вам нужно использовать deepcopy
from copy import deepcopy
myarr = [
["s"],
["s"],
["w"],
["p"],
["m"],
["g"],
["c"]
]
newarr = deepcopy(myarr)
print(myarr, "myarr")
print(newarr, "newarr")
print("##### starting manipulation #########")
for i in newarr:
i[0] = "a"
print(myarr, "myarr")
print(newarr, "newarr")
Выход:
([['s'], ['s'], ['w'], ['p'], ['m'], ['g'], ['c']], 'myarr')
([['s'], ['s'], ['w'], ['p'], ['m'], ['g'], ['c']], 'newarr')
##### starting manipulation #########
([['s'], ['s'], ['w'], ['p'], ['m'], ['g'], ['c']], 'myarr')
([['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a'], ['a']], 'newarr')