Python .copy()

StevenSwiniarski

Published May 23, 2022

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The .copy() method of a Python dictionary returns a copy of the dictionary. It takes no arguments.

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dictionary.copy()

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The following example creates a dictionary, creates a copy of the dictionary, then adds new elements to the copy.

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