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[pickle] what is pickle for #python #markdown
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  1. saving a program's state data to disk so that it can carry on where it left off when restarted (persistence)

  2. sending python data over a TCP connection in a multi-core or distributed system (marshalling)

  3. storing python objects in a database

  4. converting an arbitrary python object to a string so that it can be used as a dictionary key (e.g. for caching & memoization).

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