Changeset 391 for python/trunk/Doc/library/copy.rst

Timestamp:

Mar 19, 2014, 11:31:01 PM (11 years ago)

Author:

dmik

Message:

python: Merge vendor 2.7.6 to trunk.

Location:

python/trunk

Files:

• . (modified) (1 prop)
• Doc/library/copy.rst (modified) (1 diff)

python/trunk/Doc/library/copy.rst

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    :synopsis: Shallow and deep copy operations.
 
-This module provides generic (shallow and deep) copying operations.
+Assignment statements in Python do not copy objects, they create bindings
+between a target and an object. For collections that are mutable or contain
+mutable items, a copy is sometimes needed so one can change one copy without
+changing the other. This module provides generic shallow and deep copy
+operations (explained below).