marshal doesn't work with "file-like" objects

[Chuck Esterbrook]

C:\All\echuck\Projects\Webware>python
ActivePython 2.0, build 202 (ActiveState Tool Corp.)
based on Python 2.0 (#8, Oct 19 2000, 11:30:05) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
 >>> from StringIO import StringIO
 >>> f = StringIO()
 >>> f.write('hi')
 >>> import marshal
 >>> marshal.dump(1, f)
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: marshal.dump() 2nd arg must be file


So is that a bug, a flaw or a feature?

-Chuck
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