Using deepcopy with dictionary

deepcopy notes

In [64]: dict1 = copy.deepcopy(sample_dict)                                                                                                                             

In [65]: dict1                                                                                                                                                          
Out[65]: {'first': 1, 'second': 2, 'third': 3, 'a': 1, 'b': 2}

In [66]: sample_dict                                                                                                                                                    
Out[66]: {'first': 1, 'second': 2, 'third': 3, 'a': 1, 'b': 2}

In [68]: sample_dict.pop("first")                                                                                                                                       
Out[68]: 1

In [69]: sample_dict                                                                                                                                                    
Out[69]: {'second': 2, 'third': 3, 'a': 1, 'b': 2}

In [70]: dict1                                                                                                                                                          
Out[70]: {'first': 1, 'second': 2, 'third': 3, 'a': 1, 'b': 2}

In [71]: id(sample_dict)                                                                                                                                                
Out[71]: 3024432416

In [72]: id(dict1)                                                                                                                                                      
Out[72]: 3023654848