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Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle

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On 9/5/14 2:04 PM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com>:
>
>> I don't understand how JSON has flopped? The parser may be a bit more
>> complex (but not much, it isn't hard to examine the first few bytes),
>> but you're using off-the-shelf parsers anyway, so why are you
>> concerned by this?
>
> There are occasions where you need to take shortcuts. Say you need to
> glean information from JSON with bash, grep, awk or straight C. If JSON
> was fixed to UTF-8, that would be quite feasible. Being as it is, you
> are bound to 3rd-party libraries.
>
> That alone invites ad-hoc encodings. For example, I have run into
> "asterisked" JSON, libraries that limit themselves to UTF-8.
>
> Compare that with HTTP, SMTP, or even XML(!). They fix the encoding to
> the bit. No need for completely unnecessary options.

I see what you mean about JSON, but you are mistaken about HTTP and XML. 
Neither of them dictates the encoding of the data, and both of them 
offer ways to declare the encoding.  This means XML parsers must be 
prepared for many different encodings.

>
>
> Marko
>


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Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com

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Storing instances using jsonpickle Josh English <Joshua.R.English@gmail.com> - 2014-09-03 13:32 -0700
  Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-09-03 16:52 -0400
    Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Josh English <Joshua.R.English@gmail.com> - 2014-09-03 15:30 -0700
      Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-09-04 00:39 +0100
        Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-09-04 01:11 +0000
      Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-09-03 22:18 -0400
        Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Sam Raker <sam.raker@gmail.com> - 2014-09-03 21:52 -0700
        Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Josh English <Joshua.R.English@gmail.com> - 2014-09-15 12:30 -0700
      Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-09-04 15:17 +1000
        Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2014-09-05 04:38 +0000
          Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-09-05 15:08 +1000
      Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-09-04 12:07 +0100
      Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-09-05 18:04 +0100
        Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-09-05 20:16 +0300
          Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-09-05 13:30 -0400
            Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-09-05 21:04 +0300
              Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-09-05 16:50 -0400
                Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-09-05 23:57 +0300
          Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2014-09-06 00:18 +0200
      Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-09-06 10:20 +1000
      Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-09-06 17:32 +0100
      Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2014-09-06 12:56 -0400
      Re: Storing instances using jsonpickle Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-09-06 14:27 -0400

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