diff --git a/lang/python/docs/GPGMEpythonHOWTOen.org b/lang/python/docs/GPGMEpythonHOWTOen.org
index d7a1891f..c9397bcf 100644
--- a/lang/python/docs/GPGMEpythonHOWTOen.org
+++ b/lang/python/docs/GPGMEpythonHOWTOen.org
@@ -1348,15 +1348,17 @@
 	 if lines[i].startswith("group") is True:
 	     line = lines[i]
 	 else:
-	     pass
+		 pass
 
      groups = line.split(":")[-1].replace('"', '').split(',')
 
-     group_lines = groups
-     for i in range(len(group_lines)):
-	 group_lines[i] = group_lines[i].split("=")
+     group_lines = []
+     group_lists = []
+
+     for i in range(len(groups)):
+	 group_lines.append(groups[i].split("="))
+	 group_lists.append(groups[i].split("="))
 
-     group_lists = group_lines
      for i in range(len(group_lists)):
 	 group_lists[i][1] = group_lists[i][1].split()
    #+end_src
diff --git a/lang/python/examples/howto/groups.py b/lang/python/examples/howto/groups.py
index 5e7fdf60..fe31d7f5 100644
--- a/lang/python/examples/howto/groups.py
+++ b/lang/python/examples/howto/groups.py
@@ -41,10 +41,12 @@ for i in range(len(lines)):
 
 groups = line.split(":")[-1].replace('"', '').split(',')
 
-group_lines = groups
-for i in range(len(group_lines)):
-    group_lines[i] = group_lines[i].split("=")
+group_lines = []
+group_lists = []
+
+for i in range(len(groups)):
+    group_lines.append(groups[i].split("="))
+    group_lists.append(groups[i].split("="))
 
-group_lists = group_lines
 for i in range(len(group_lists)):
     group_lists[i][1] = group_lists[i][1].split()