[Python-3000] Nix dict.copy()

[Greg Ewing]

Paul Moore wrote:

> Given the above, I see no case where I'd want to use dict.copy(). So
> I'm in favour of removing it.

Personally I don't think I would even notice if the entire
contents of the copy module disappeared. I've never used
either form of generic copying. In the rare cases when I
do want to copy something, I know what type I'm dealing
with and have specific ideas on how to copy it, so I
write code accordingly.

Generic copying in Python seems like an anti-pattern to
me, and not something that should be encouraged.

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