Python copy Dictionary is one of a Dictionary function, used to shallow copy the dictionary items (key value pairs). In this article, we will show you, How to use this Python Dictionary copy function with practical examples.
The basic syntax behind this Python Dictionary copy function is:
dictionary_name.copy()
TIP: Please refer Dictionary article to understand everything about Dictionaries.
Python Dictionary copy Example
The python Copy dictionary function copies the total items (keys, values) in a given dictionary to another dictionary. Below code will copy items in emp dictionary to newEmp, and newEmp2.
# Python Dictionary copy Example
emp = {'name': 'John', 'age': 25 , 'job': 'HR', 'Sal': 725000}
print("Dictionary: ", emp)
print("Dictionary Length: ", len(emp))
newEmp = emp.copy()
print("\nDictionary: ", newEmp)
print("Dictionary Length: ", len(newEmp))
newEmp2 = emp.copy()
print("\nDictionary: ", newEmp2)OUTPUT
