Using the Python pickle Module

As a developer, you may sometimes need to send complex object hierarchies over a network or save the internal state of your objects to a disk or database for later use. To accomplish this, you can use a process called serialization, which is fully supported by the standard library thanks to the Python pickle module.

[ilayohana]

Great video, simple and explanatory. You forgot to mention how the pickle is not a true copy

[JeremyAhoyo]

Great video ! I discovered pickle through API's. When making tons a requests, you can use the pickle module to build a cache and save your responses. If you do the same request in the future, you'll be able to retrieve it from your local cache instead of making the same call to the API

[artistpw]

This really helps to see how to use pickle. Thanks so much for making this video. It would be nice if you might include this code into a github repository.

[cawsha]

I have never used this because I don't understand the benefits (if any) of pickle over ubiquitous formats like JSON or even XML. Maybe you could discuss this in a future video?

[schogaia]

It's a cool feature I have no idea why I would ever want to use it though

[thelifehackerpro]

In case of class object byte string is readable

[johanneszwilling]

😶 Okay, ...seen this here and there 😳 What would I use this for?

[jiwan]

why is the class first letter is not capital here

[knut-olaihelgesen]

The class name should be "ExampleClass" instead of "example_class"