[PyKDE] Deep copy

[Vio]

Hi,
I need to implement copy/cut/paste of whole Pyqt objects. This 
apparently requires 'deep copies' of a target object: one initial copy 
used as the 'clipboard' object (my cookie-cutter), then all other copies 
created by 'deep-copying' the clipboard object.

Now is there an easy way to make 'deep copies' of PyQt objects? The 
assignment operator '=' only makes so-called 'shallow' copies, which are 
simple references to an object. I need real duplicate objects, which are 
independent of each other (modifying one copy should have no affects on 
the other copies).

So what are my options besides manually reconstructing the object 
(calling the PyQt constructor and copying each data element into the new 
instance sounds costly)? And python's 'copy' module unfortunately chokes 
on objects:
"copy.deepcopy(obj)" bombs unfortunately:(

Or are there better ways of achieving this.
Cheers,
Vio