[Python-Dev] Python 3.4, marshal dumps slower (version 3 protocol)

[Kristján Valur Jónsson]

How often I hear this argument :)
For many people, serialized data is not persisted.  But used e.g. for sending information over the wire, or between processes.
Marshal is very good for that.  Additionally, it doesn't have any side effects since it just stores primitive types and is thus "safe".
EVE Online uses its own extended version of the marshal system, and has for years, because it is fast and it can be
tuned to an application domain by adding custom opcodes.

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> bounces+kristjan=ccpgames.com at python.org] On Behalf Of Barry Warsaw
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> Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] Python 3.4, marshal dumps slower (version 3
> protocol)


> marshall is not guaranteed to be backward compatible between Python
> versions, so it's generally not a good idea to use it for serialization.