I’m using a copy of a dictionary object so that I have a restore option should the need arise.
The copy does not need to be a full copy, rather it’s a selective copy: any 3 from 5.
Clearly, any ‘copy’ it’s going to be a ‘shallow copy’ and as such, any changes to the one are reflected in the other.
There are a number of ways around this; one of which I’ve posted here:
from copy import deepcopy
# just some simple example data
D1 = {'A': [
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)],
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)]
],
'B': [
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)],
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)]
],
'C': [
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)],
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)]
],
'D': [
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)],
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)]
],
'E': [
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)],
[chr(n) for n in range(65, 91)]
]
}
D2_KEYS = ['A', 'B', 'C'] # an example of what may be selected
D2_REMOVE = []
D2 = deepcopy(D1)
for key in D2:
if key not in D2_KEYS:
D2_REMOVE.append(key)
for key in D2_REMOVE:
D2.pop(key)
# the resulting D2 can now be altered or any record restored from D1
Is there a some way to create D2
based on the D2_KEYS
, rather than having to remove the unselected items?
With thanks.