# New, copy, clone or duplicate?

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**Created:** [May 19, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.myhdl.org/t/new-copy-clone-or-duplicate/31 "2016-05-19T19:29:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.myhdl.org/t/new-copy-clone-or-duplicate/31/12 "2016-05-23T19:32:48Z")

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Chris,  
I just found out that \_intbv.py has (almost) identical code for ` __copy__ ` and ` __deepcopy__ `. If we adopt this further `copy()` would be acceptable for the _shortcut_ method. (and would be almost identical code too). This will simplify my code for _Array()_ (and _StructType()_)

Regards,

Josy

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