Method copy

recipes/Python/579113_defdict/recipe-579113.py:211–223

Return shallow copy of dictionary. >>> dd = DefDict.fromkeys(range(5), 5) >>> ddcopy = dd.copy() >>> print ddcopy._default, isinstance(ddcopy, DefDict); print ddcopy 5 True {0: 5, 1: 5, 2: 5, 3: 5, 4: 5} >>> ddcopy[0] = 7 >>> print dd[0], ddco

(self)

        return dict.get(self, key, *args)

    def copy(self):
        """Return shallow copy of dictionary.

        >>> dd = DefDict.fromkeys(range(5), 5)
        >>> ddcopy = dd.copy()
        >>> print ddcopy._default, isinstance(ddcopy, DefDict); print ddcopy
        5 True
        {0: 5, 1: 5, 2: 5, 3: 5, 4: 5}
        >>> ddcopy[0] = 7
        >>> print dd[0], ddcopy[0]
        5 7
        """
        return self.__class__(self, self._default)

    __copy__ = copy