Please don't invent new serialization formats. I think we have enough of those already.
The RFE suggests that "the protocol is specified in the documentation, precisely enough to write interoperating implementations in other languages". If interoperability with other languages is really the issue, use an existing format like JSON. If you want an efficient binary format you can use a subset of the pickle protocol supporting only basic types. I tried this once. I ripped out all the fancy parts from pickle.py and left only binary pickling (protocol version 2) of basic types. It took less than hour and I was left with something only marginally more complex than your new proposed protocol. Oren _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
