>>> n = 10
>>> m = [[""] * n] * n
>>> m
[['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '']]
>>> m[0][0] = None
>>> m
[[None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], [None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], [None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], [None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], [None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], [None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], [None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], [None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], [None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', ''], [None, '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '']]
>>>