>> The advantage of pickle is that you don't have to
>> decide on a text format for your data -- it just dumps
>> and then reloads the python code. You can waste a lot
>> of time deciding on a text format, implementing the
>> readers/writers, etc.
> Well, it may be an advantage or it may one of the worst options... I
> try to avoid binary formats whenever possible. They're harder to
> debug, and usually don't offer much benefits when comparing to textual
> formats, etc. Read for example The Art of Unix Programming from
> Eric. S. Raymond if you want to know more.
> So, it may take much time to implement your read/write-functions but
> it's almost always at least as good as binary approach.
Pickle does not dump actual python code, but some simple stack language. I
think it might be even in RPN. Pickle offers you a choice between binary and
text format. It defaults to text format.
Matthias
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