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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def copy(self):
 """Create a shallow copy."""

        return self.__class__(self.record.copy(),
                              self.variables,  # a new one is made in all cases
                              self.info.copy(),
                              self.vartype)