class assignment copy

[Bill Scherer]

You need the copy module. see

http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-copy.html


tiddlerdeja at my-deja.com wrote:

> Sorry for the lame question.
>
> If I have a class Foo:
>
> class Foo:
>     def __init__(self):
>         self.bar = 1
>
> If I create one instance of the class:
>
> x = Foo()
>
> How do I make a copy of x?
>
> y = x
>
> Just makes y refer to x, so if I change bar on y the value is also
> changed on x.
>
> I realise this is a lame question, I just couldn't find any python
> material on this.
>
> Do I need to create some copy constructor on the class?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
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