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Python's dict.copy() method returns a copy of the specified dictionary.

Parameters

No parameters.

Return value

A copy of the original dictionary.

Examples

To return a copy of the dictionary car and store it to copy_car:


        
        
            
                
                
                    car = {
    "manufacturer": "Toyota",
    "model": "Prius",
    "year": 2018
}

copy_car = car.copy()
print("car =", car)
print("copy_car =", copy_car)
                
            
            car = {'manufacturer': 'Toyota', 'model': 'Prius', 'year': 2018}
copy_car = {'manufacturer': 'Toyota', 'model': 'Prius', 'year': 2018}

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https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#dict.copy

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