def _clone(self, deepcopy=True, base=None):
        """Internal clone helper."""
        if not base:
            if self.__explicit_session:
                base = self._clone_base(self.__session)
            else:
                base = self._clone_base(None)

        values_to_clone = ("spec", "projection", "skip", "limit",
                           "max_time_ms", "max_await_time_ms", "comment",
                           "max", "min", "ordering", "explain", "hint",
                           "batch_size", "max_scan", "manipulate",
                           "query_flags", "modifiers", "collation")
        data = dict((k, v) for k, v in iteritems(self.__dict__)
                    if k.startswith('_Cursor__') and k[9:] in values_to_clone)
        if deepcopy:
            data = self._deepcopy(data)
        base.__dict__.update(data)
        return base
Internal clone helper.