From 0c656ab10c1d0bd9ef125fd58effeae917855b7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marius Stanciu <marius.adrian@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:32:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] - fixed a syntax error in a call of the log.error() - trying
 to solve a 'circular reference' error when saving a project in Arch Linux

---
 CHANGELOG.md |  5 +++++
 app_Main.py  |  3 +--
 camlib.py    | 22 ++++++++++++----------
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ecf7784e..f3228a89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 
 =================================================
 
+24.01.2022
+
+- fixed a syntax error in a call of the log.error()
+- trying to solve a 'circular reference' error when saving a project in Arch Linux
+
 22.01.2022
 
 - improved the running of scripts when loading from GUI a script as a FlatCAM script
diff --git a/app_Main.py b/app_Main.py
index fb94975d..28c801f2 100644
--- a/app_Main.py
+++ b/app_Main.py
@@ -11906,7 +11906,6 @@ class MenuFileHandlers(QtCore.QObject):
             except Exception as e:
                 self.log.error("save_project() --> There was no active object. Skipping read_form. %s" % str(e))
 
-            # Serialize the whole project
             d = {
                 "objs":     [obj.to_dict() for obj in self.app.collection.get_list()],
                 "options":  self.app.options,
@@ -11925,7 +11924,7 @@ class MenuFileHandlers(QtCore.QObject):
                     out2 = compressor_obj.flush()
                     project_zipped = b"".join([out1, out2])
                 except Exception:
-                    self.log.error("Failed to save file: %s", str(filename))
+                    self.log.error("Failed to save file: %s" % str(filename))
                     self.inform.emit('[ERROR_NOTCL] %s' % _("Failed."))
                     return
 
diff --git a/camlib.py b/camlib.py
index b174d9b3..eafbc1c9 100644
--- a/camlib.py
+++ b/camlib.py
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ from appCommon.Common import GracefulException as grace
 from appParsers.ParseSVG import *
 from appParsers.ParseDXF import *
 
+import logging
+
+import gettext
+import appTranslation as fcTranslate
+import builtins
+
+import copy
+
 HAS_ORTOOLS = True
 
 if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit':
@@ -59,12 +67,6 @@ if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit':
     except ModuleNotFoundError:
         HAS_ORTOOLS = False
 
-import logging
-
-import gettext
-import appTranslation as fcTranslate
-import builtins
-
 fcTranslate.apply_language('strings')
 
 log = logging.getLogger('base2')
@@ -2271,10 +2273,10 @@ class Geometry(object):
         :return:    A dictionary-encoded copy of the object.
         :rtype:     dict
         """
-        d = {}
-        for attr in self.ser_attrs:
-            d[attr] = getattr(self, attr)
-        return d
+        # d = {}
+        # for attr in self.ser_attrs:
+        #     d[attr] = getattr(self, attr)
+        return {attr: copy.copy(getattr(self, attr)) for attr in self.ser_attrs}
 
     def from_dict(self, d):
         """