[Baypiggies] newbie question - json as pickler

[K. Richard Pixley]

Keith Dart wrote:
> Right. If you want Python-to-Python transfers why not use pickle?
> The default format IS text, and is actually readable once you learn a
> little of the format.
>   
Interesting.  I was using pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL which isn't text.  Thanks.
> I don't think you should be trying to slice the serialized byte stream
> since it is supposed to be opaque data.
>   
Exactly.
> You can pickle arbitrary objects. The main limitation there is that
> class instances don't pickle the whole class, but refer to the class by
> name.
Understood.
> However, if all you want to transfer and/or store are basic data types
> then JSON serialization could work. It is possible to extend it with a
> custom hack to transfer more complex types, but it won't be portable.
Understood.  And in my case, that's fine.  I'll be the only producer and 
the only consumer.

--rich