'Copy properties of other into self.'

def copy_properties(self, other):

    GraphicsContextBase.copy_properties(self, other)
    fillcolor = getattr(other, u'_fillcolor', self._fillcolor)
    effective_alphas = getattr(other, u'_effective_alphas', self._effective_alphas)
    self._fillcolor = fillcolor
    self._effective_alphas = effective_alphas
