a = [1,2,3]
match a:
    case [1, *a]: print('ok')
print(a) # [2, 3]
# case 0: [1, 2, 3]
# case 2: [1, 2, 3]

lst = ['a','b','c']
match lst:
    case ['a', *a]: print('ok')
print(lst) # ['a', 'b', 'c']