pickle python documentation code example

Example 1: save thing in pickle python

import pickle

a = {'hello': 'world'}

with open('filename.pickle', 'wb') as handle:
    pickle.dump(a, handle, protocol=pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)

with open('filename.pickle', 'rb') as handle:
    b = pickle.load(handle)

print a == b

Example 2: pickle.load python

import pickle
# load : get the data from file
data = pickle.load(open(file_path, "rb"))
# loads : get the data from var
data = pickle.load(var)

Example 3: pickle.dump python

import pickle
# dump : put the data of the object in a file
pickle.dump(obj, open(file_path, "wb"))
# dumps : return the object in bytes
data = pickle.dump(obj)