From f22d6b6253370e261910a7aee4d28a4b511aad3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AAriam <80158628+AAriam@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:23:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Release version 0.0.0.dev42

---
 pyproject.toml                 |  6 +++---
 requirements.txt               |  4 ++--
 src/pyserials/property_dict.py | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 08b080a..87a3ae8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespaces = true
 # ----------------------------------------- Project Metadata -------------------------------------
 #
 [project]
-version = "0.0.0.dev41"
+version = "0.0.0.dev42"
 name = "PySerials"
 dependencies = [
     "jsonschema >= 4.21.0, < 5",
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "ruamel.yaml >= 0.17.32, < 0.18", # https://yaml.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
     "ruamel.yaml.string >= 0.1.1, < 1",
     "tomlkit >= 0.11.8, < 0.12", # https://tomlkit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/,
-    "MDit == 0.0.0.dev38",
-    "ExceptionMan == 0.0.0.dev38",
+    "MDit == 0.0.0.dev39",
+    "ExceptionMan == 0.0.0.dev39",
     "ProtocolMan == 0.0.0.dev2",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 52fb317..b4c5fad 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ jsonpath-ng >= 1.6.1, < 2
 ruamel.yaml >= 0.17.32, < 0.18
 ruamel.yaml.string >= 0.1.1, < 1
 tomlkit >= 0.11.8, < 0.12
-MDit == 0.0.0.dev38
-ExceptionMan == 0.0.0.dev38
+MDit == 0.0.0.dev39
+ExceptionMan == 0.0.0.dev39
 ProtocolMan == 0.0.0.dev2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pyserials/property_dict.py b/src/pyserials/property_dict.py
index d6fa22d..ea343b7 100644
--- a/src/pyserials/property_dict.py
+++ b/src/pyserials/property_dict.py
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@ def __ne__(self, other):
         return self._data != other._data
 
     def __deepcopy__(self, memo):
-        # Use `deepcopy` on the internal dictionary to copy its contents
+        # Dynamically handle subclass instantiation with additional arguments
+        cls = type(self)
+        # Deepcopy the data dictionary
         copied_data = _copy.deepcopy(self._data, memo)
-        return PropertyDict(copied_data)
+        # Capture extra attributes (everything except `_data`)
+        extra_attrs = {
+            key: _copy.deepcopy(value, memo)
+            for key, value in self.__dict__.items()
+            if key != "_data"
+        }
+        # Create a new instance
+        obj = cls.__new__(cls)  # Avoid calling __init__ directly
+        obj._data = copied_data  # Set _data directly
+        # Restore extra attributes
+        obj.__dict__.update(extra_attrs)
+        return obj