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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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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backend
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