python clone object
import copy
new_ob = copy.deepcopy(old_ob)
python clone object
import copy
new_ob = copy.deepcopy(old_ob)
example of a deep copy in python
# deep copy example in python
import copy
old_list = [[1, 1, 1], [2, 2, 2], [3, 3, 3]]
new_list = copy.deepcopy(old_list)
old_list[1][0] = 'BB'
print("Old list:", old_list)
print("New list:", new_list)
# OUTPUT
Old list: [[1, 1, 1], ['BB', 2, 2], [3, 3, 3]]
New list: [[1, 1, 1], [2, 2, 2], [3, 3, 3]]
Python Deep Copy
import copy
l1 = [1,3,[9,4],6,8]
l2 = copy.copy(l1) #Making a shallow copy
print('List 1 = ', l1)
print('List 2 = ', l2)
print('Performing change in list 2')
l2[2][0] = 5
print('List 1 = ',l1)
print('List 2 = ',l2)
Python Deep Copy
import copy
l1=[1,3,[9,4],6,8]
l2=copy.deepcopy(l1) #Making a deep copy
print('List 1 = ', l1)
print('List 2 = ', l2)
print('Performing change in list 2')
l2[2][0] = 5
print('List 1 = ',l1)
print('List 2 = ',l2)
python deep copy
# explaining why we need deepcopy
x = [0,1]
y = x
x.append(2)
print(x)
print(y)
# result: [0, 1, 2]
# result: [0, 1, 2]
import copy
some_list = [[0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 1], [2, 2, 2]]
other_list = copy.copy(some_list)
some_list.append([3, 3, 3])
print(some_list)
print(other_list)
# result: [0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 1], [2, 2, 2], [3, 3, 3]]
# result: [0, 0, 0], [1, 1, 1], [2, 2, 2]]
del some_list[2]
some_list[1][0] = 'One'
print(some_list)
print(other_list)
# result: [0, 0, 0], ['One', 1, 1], [2, 2, 2]]
# result: [0, 0, 0], ['One', 1, 1], [2, 2, 2]]
#this problem doesn't happen with copy.deepcopy()
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