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Data Serialization
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.. image:: /_static/photos/33467946364_3e59bd376a_k_d.jpg
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What is data serialization?
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Data serialization is the concept of converting structured data into a format
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that allows it to be shared or stored in such a way that its original
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structure to be recovered. In some cases, the secondary intention of data
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serialization is to minimize the size of the serialized data which then
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minimizes disk space or bandwidth requirements.
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Pickle
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The native data serialization module for Python is called `Pickle
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<https://docs.python.org/2/library/pickle.html>`_.
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Here's an example:
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.. code-block:: python
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import pickle
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#Here's an example dict
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grades = { 'Alice': 89, 'Bob': 72, 'Charles': 87 }
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#Use dumps to convert the object to a serialized string
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serial_grades = pickle.dumps( grades )
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#Use loads to de-serialize an object
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received_grades = pickle.loads( serial_grades )
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Protobuf
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If you're looking for a serialization module that has support in multiple
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languages, Google's `Protobuf
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<https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers>`_ library is an option.
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