Q
What is the difference between copy.copy and copy.deepcopy in Python?
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A
deepcopy copies only references
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B
copy.copy works only on strings
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C
They are identical
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D
copy.copy duplicates only the outer container; deepcopy recursively copies the nested objects as well
Correct Answer:
D. copy.copy duplicates only the outer container; deepcopy recursively copies the nested objects as well
Explanation:
With a shallow copy, nested mutable objects are still shared.
