copy — Easy Playground

Shallow and deep copy operations for objects

Python Playground

import copy

# Shallow vs deep copy
original = [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
shallow = copy.copy(original)
deep = copy.deepcopy(original)

original[0].append(99)
print(f"Original: {original}")
print(f"Shallow: {shallow}")  # Affected!
print(f"Deep: {deep}")  # Not affected

Output

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The copy module is part of Python's standard library. Shallow and deep copy operations for objects.

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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