From 5b14d732d8790a6a19cc8aa410740575ff94c85a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Senthil Kumaran Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:26:59 +0800 Subject: Issue #9021 - Introduce copy module better. Doc changes suggested by Terry Reedy. --- Doc/library/copy.rst | 6 +++++- Misc/NEWS | 2 ++ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/copy.rst b/Doc/library/copy.rst index 5ae79aa9..0c68bd9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/copy.rst +++ b/Doc/library/copy.rst @@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ .. module:: copy :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). Interface summary: diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index 242c08c..487b46f 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ Core and Builtins Library ------- +- Issue #9021: Add an introduction to the copy module documentation. + - Issue #6005: Examples in the socket library documentation use sendall, where relevant, instead send method. -- cgit v0.12