[Python-checkins] r60994 - python/trunk/Doc/library/pickle.rst
andrew.kuchling
python-checkins at python.org
Sat Feb 23 17:39:43 CET 2008
Author: andrew.kuchling
Date: Sat Feb 23 17:39:43 2008
New Revision: 60994
Modified:
python/trunk/Doc/library/pickle.rst
Log:
#835521: Add index entries for various pickle-protocol methods and attributes
Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/pickle.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/pickle.rst (original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/pickle.rst Sat Feb 23 17:39:43 2008
@@ -463,6 +463,11 @@
Pickling and unpickling extension types
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. index::
+ single: __reduce__() (pickle protocol)
+ single: __reduce_ex__() (pickle protocol)
+ single: __safe_for_unpickling__ (pickle protocol)
+
When the :class:`Pickler` encounters an object of a type it knows nothing about
--- such as an extension type --- it looks in two places for a hint of how to
pickle it. One alternative is for the object to implement a :meth:`__reduce__`
@@ -541,6 +546,10 @@
Pickling and unpickling external objects
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. index::
+ single: persistent_id (pickle protocol)
+ single: persistent_load (pickle protocol)
+
For the benefit of object persistence, the :mod:`pickle` module supports the
notion of a reference to an object outside the pickled data stream. Such
objects are referenced by a "persistent id", which is just an arbitrary string
@@ -630,6 +639,10 @@
Subclassing Unpicklers
----------------------
+.. index::
+ single: load_global() (pickle protocol)
+ single: find_global() (pickle protocol)
+
By default, unpickling will import any class that it finds in the pickle data.
You can control exactly what gets unpickled and what gets called by customizing
your unpickler. Unfortunately, exactly how you do this is different depending
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