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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 06:01:29 -0700 (PDT)
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On Wednesday, 26 September 2012 18:29:14 UTC+5:30, Benjamin Jessup  wrote:
> Hello all,
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> 
> What do people recommend for a file format for a python desktop 
> 
> application? Data is complex with 100s/1000s of class instances, which 
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> reference each other.
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> 
> 
> Write the file with struct module? (Rebuild object pointers, safe, 
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> compact, portable, not expandable without reserved space)
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> 
> 
> Use cPickle with a module/class whitelist? (Can't easily port, not 
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> entirely safe, compact enough, expandable)
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> 
> 
> Use JSON or similar? (Rebuild object pointers, portable, expandable, size?)
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> 
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> Any advice is greatly appreciated!

JSON is generally used for configuration.