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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):
 """Creates a deep copy of this request."""

    copied_uri = Uri(self.uri.scheme, self.uri.host, self.uri.port,
                     self.uri.path, self.uri.query.copy())
    new_request = HttpRequest(uri=copied_uri, method=self.method,
                              headers=self.headers.copy())
    new_request._body_parts = self._body_parts[:]
    return new_request