micropython / micropython/micropython-lib
deepcopy function references a non-existant variable
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Description
In copy.py: https://github.com/micropython/micropython-lib/blob/f20d89c6aad9443a696561ca2a01f7ef0c8fb302/copy/copy.py#L163 the deepcopy function references the variable dispatch_table, which isn't initialized.
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Research direction
Open copy/copy.py at the referenced line and inspect how deepcopy obtains or initializes its dispatch table. Confirm the failure with the repository's existing copy-related tests, if present. Done means deepcopy no longer references an uninitialized variable and the relevant tests pass.
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- Tech stack
- python
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- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 1/5
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- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100