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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/path.py
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diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_path.py
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@@ -264,8 +264,13 @@ def __copy__(self):
         Return a shallow copy of the `Path`, which will share the
         vertices and codes with the source `Path`.
         """
-        import copy
-        return copy.copy(self)
+        try:
+            codes = self.codes
+        except AttributeError:
+            codes = None
+        return self.__class__(
+            self.vertices, codes,
+            _interpolation_steps=self._interpolation_steps)
 
     copy = __copy__
 
 
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import copy
 import re
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -333,8 +332,28 @@ def test_path_deepcopy():
     codes = [Path.MOVETO, Path.LINETO]
     path1 = Path(verts)
     path2 = Path(verts, codes)
-    copy.deepcopy(path1)
-    copy.deepcopy(path2)
+    path1_copy = path1.deepcopy()
+    path2_copy = path2.deepcopy()
+    assert(path1 is not path1_copy)
+    assert(path1.vertices is not path1_copy.vertices)
+    assert(path2 is not path2_copy)
+    assert(path2.vertices is not path2_copy.vertices)
+    assert(path2.codes is not path2_copy.codes)
+
+
+def test_path_shallowcopy():
+    # Should not raise any error
+    verts = [[0, 0], [1, 1]]
+    codes = [Path.MOVETO, Path.LINETO]
+    path1 = Path(verts)
+    path2 = Path(verts, codes)
+    path1_copy = path1.copy()
+    path2_copy = path2.copy()
+    assert(path1 is not path1_copy)
+    assert(path1.vertices is path1_copy.vertices)
+    assert(path2 is not path2_copy)
+    assert(path2.vertices is path2_copy.vertices)
+    assert(path2.codes is path2_copy.codes)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('phi', np.concatenate([