Python dictionary (Dictionary) copy () method

description

Python dictionary (Dictionary) copy () function returns a shallow copy of the dictionary.

grammar

copy () method syntax:

dict.copy()

parameter

• NA.

return value

Returns a shallow copy of a dictionary.

Examples

The following examples show the copy () function to use:

#!/usr/bin/python

dict1 = {'Name': 'Zara', 'Age': 7};

dict2 = dict1.copy()
print "New Dictinary : %s" %  str(dict2)

The above example output is:

New Dictinary : {'Age': 7, 'Name': 'Zara'}