Python dictionary copy() Method
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Description
The method copy() returns a shallow copy of the dictionary.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for copy() method −
dict.copy()
Parameters
NA
Return Value
This method returns a shallow copy of the dictionary.
Example
The following example shows the usage of copy() method.
Live Demo
#!/usr/bin/python
dict1 = {'Name': 'Zara', 'Age': 7};
dict2 = dict1.copy()
print "New Dictionary : %s" % str(dict2)
When we run above program, it produces following result −
New Dictionary : {'Age': 7, 'Name': 'Zara'}
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