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#! /bin/python
# Name: demo_collections_copying.py
# Author: QA2.0, Donald Cameron
# Revision: v1.0
# Description: This program will demonstrate how to copy collections
# by memory reference, shallow copy and deep copy.
"""
Copying 2_Collections.
"""
import sys
import pprint
import copy
def main():
""" Copy 2_Collections """
movies = {'Donald': ['Dracula', 'Deliverance', 'Descendants'],
'Mira': ['Matrix', 'Mad Max', 'Magnolia'],
'Sarah': ['Seven', 'Scream', 'Saving Private Ryan']}
# Comment each of the following on at a time!
films = movies # Copy by memory reference
# films = movies.copy() # Shallow Copy, nested objects shared.
# films = copy.deepcopy(movies) # Deep copy to all levels.
movies['Mira'][1] = 'Magnificent Seven'
movies['Brian'] = ['Braveheart', 'Brave', 'Babe']
pprint.pprint(movies)
print("-" * 60)
pprint.pprint(films)
return None
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
sys.exit(0)