AttributeError thrown for from_dict and small fixes

setup.py

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
-with open('README.md') as f:
+with open('README.md', encoding='utf-8') as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
 setup(
     name='typed-argument-parser',
-    version='1.4.1',
+    version='1.4.2',
     author='Jesse Michel and Kyle Swanson',
-    author_email='[email protected]',
+    author_email='[email protected], [email protected]',
     description='Typed Argument Parser',
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
     url='https://github.com/swansonk14/typed-argument-parser',
-    download_url='https://github.com/swansonk14/typed-argument-parser/v_1.4.1.tar.gz',
+    download_url='https://github.com/swansonk14/typed-argument-parser/v_1.4.2.tar.gz',
     license='MIT',
     packages=find_packages(),
-    package_data={"tap": ["py.typed"]},
+    package_data={'tap': ['py.typed']},
     install_requires=[
         'typing_extensions >= 3.7.4',
-        'typing-inspect >= 0.5',
+        'typing-inspect >= 0.5'
     ],
     tests_require=['pytest'],
     classifiers=[
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8',
         'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
         'Operating System :: OS Independent',
-        "Typing :: Typed",
+        "Typing :: Typed"
     ],
     keywords=[
         'typing',

tap/tap.py

@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ def from_dict(self, args_dict: Dict[str, Any], skip_unsettable: bool = False) ->
         """Loads arguments from a dictionary, ensuring all required arguments are set.
 
         :param args_dict: A dictionary from argument names to the values of the arguments.
+        :param skip_unsettable: When True, skips attributes that cannot be set in the Tap object,
+                                e.g. properties without setters.
         """
         # All of the required arguments must be provided or already set
         required_args = {a.dest for a in self._actions if a.required}
@@ -428,9 +430,9 @@ def from_dict(self, args_dict: Dict[str, Any], skip_unsettable: bool = False) ->
                 setattr(self, key, value)
             except AttributeError:
                 if not skip_unsettable:
-                    raise AttributeError(f'Cannot set attribute "{key}" to "{value}." '
+                    raise AttributeError(f'Cannot set attribute "{key}" to "{value}". '
                                          f'To skip arguments that cannot be set \n'
-                                         f'"skip_unsettable = True" \n')
+                                         f'\t"skip_unsettable = True"')
 
         self._parsed = True
 

tap/utils.py

@@ -340,10 +340,9 @@ def fix_py36_copy(func: Callable) -> Callable:
 
     Based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6279305/typeerror-cannot-deepcopy-this-pattern-object
     """
-    if sys.version_info[:2] != (3, 6):
+    if sys.version_info[:2] > (3, 6):
         return func
 
-
     @wraps(func)
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         re_type = type(re.compile(''))
@@ -355,6 +354,8 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
 
         if has_prev_val:
             copy._deepcopy_dispatch[re_type] = prev_val
+        else:
+            del copy._deepcopy_dispatch[re_type]
 
         return result