How can I make a deepcopy of a function in Python?

Question

I would like to make a deepcopy of a function in Python. The copy module is not helpful, according to the documentation, which says:

This mo

Answer 1

from functools import partial

def a():
    """Returns 1"""
    return 1

b = partial(a)
b.__doc__ = """Returns 1, OR DOES IT!"""

print help(a)
print help(b)

Wrap it as a partial?