def get_new_obj(obj, klass, attributes):
    """
    Pass attributes from the existing object 'obj' and attributes
    dictionary to a 'klass' constructor.
    Attributes from 'attributes' dictionary are only passed to the
    constructor if they are not None.
    """
    kwargs = {}
    for key, value in list(obj.__dict__.items()):
        if isinstance(value, dict):
            kwargs[key] = value.copy()
        elif isinstance(value, (tuple, list)):
            kwargs[key] = value[:]
        else:
            kwargs[key] = value
    for key, value in list(attributes.items()):
        if value is None:
            continue
        if isinstance(value, dict):
            kwargs_value = kwargs.get(key, {})
            for key1, value2 in list(value.items()):
                if value2 is None:
                    continue
                kwargs_value[key1] = value2
            kwargs[key] = kwargs_value
        else:
            kwargs[key] = value
    return klass(**kwargs)
