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Concept visual
You cannot copy a dictionary simply by typing dict2 = dict1, because: dict2 will only be a to dict1, and changes made in dict1 will automatically also be made in dict2.
Formula
There are ways to make a copy, one way is to use the built - in Dictionary method copy().Make a copy of a dictionary with the copy() method:
thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}mydict = thisdict.copy()
print(mydict)Formula
Another way to make a copy is to use the built - in function dict().Make a copy of a dictionary with the dict() function:
thisdict = {
"brand": "Ford",
"model": "Mustang",
"year": 1964
}mydict = dict(thisdict)
print(mydict)