Why doesn't deepcopy work on strings ?

[Alex Martelli]

Gerrit Holl wrote:
   ...
> Try: s1[:] to copy a string.

>>> x='ciao'
>>> y=x[:]
>>> x is y
True
>>>

try as much as you will, Python is always allowed to optimize
away copies when immutable objects are concerned, and will do
so whenever its current implementation is clever enough;-).


Alex