Hello All,
I am very new to Python scripting. I have just started learning about Python.
I have a question regarding UserDict class.
UserDict class has a copy function which is defined as follows:
def copy(self):
if self.__class__ is UserDict:
return UserDict(self.data)
import copy
return copy.copy(self)
Here, as I understand, copy module is capable of making a copy of any python
object. If so, why isn't this function defined as:
def copy(self):
import copy
return copy.copy(self)
In other words, what is the need to use the if statement first and then import
the copy module?
if self.__class__ is UserDict:
return UserDict(self.data)
Thanks and Regards,
Ketan Joshi
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