Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!tudelft.nl!txtfeed1.tudelft.nl!multikabel.net!newsfeed20.multikabel.net!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'python': 0.08; '-------': 0.09; 'executed': 0.09; 'linux.': 0.09; 'object;': 0.09; 'output': 0.10; 'am,': 0.12; "'orange',": 0.16; "'rb')": 0.16; '4321': 0.16; 'nest': 0.16; 'objects?': 0.16; 'output)': 0.16; 'subject: ..': 0.16; 'subject:handling': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cheers,': 0.20; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.21; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'feb': 0.22; 'received:209.85.212.46': 0.23; 'received:mail- vw0-f46.google.com': 0.23; 'fine': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.26; 'code': 0.26; 'import': 0.27; '-----': 0.28; 'repeatedly': 0.28; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.29; 'print': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.29; 'sun,': 0.30; 'chris': 0.30; 'that,': 0.32; 'objects': 0.32; 'received:209.85.212': 0.33; 'object': 0.33; 'skip:# 10': 0.34; 'but': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'either': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'skip:o 20': 0.38; 'received:209': 0.39; 'header:Received:6': 0.61; 'below': 0.62; '26,': 0.73; '(once': 0.84; 'received:10.220': 0.84; 'sender:addr:chris': 0.84 Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of chris@rebertia.com designates 10.220.151.67 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.220.151.67; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of chris@rebertia.com designates 10.220.151.67 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=chris@rebertia.com; dkim=pass header.i=chris@rebertia.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=rebertia.com; s=google; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=voORgnAHfgaPNSn4Sk3aKRlIBYfRncoUhNurNY7Vv2A=; b=aQyVFunwIdiZYPN6ahU3NBdm5p3xXVaq9uAxqRyZUTluFXTLsxucRkxoEwyu9XjnSb wrfPtCVdP7ZDT7uTHSBbKVtBRcwlvHL/9Ir7cTPgRlb5jHLxODreF6UvF6h5kf6ISY55 CtovVg3CLzPdzBBXaG6XpxC0miwc6OD8rGrWo= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: chris@rebertia.com In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:58:18 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: qAyw2gPbh_7W99PGbfsrM4JHz4Y Subject: Re: pickle handling multiple objects .. From: Chris Rebert To: Smiley 4321 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnkICCNwvyof0z37UDoyGHlAxsIO1XyBLzX/NXvO/CbotIfsCo1cTKso5sdhWD2XfIUeYdj Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 35 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1330257507 news.xs4all.nl 6952 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:40285 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:20889 On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 3:25 AM, Smiley 4321 wrote: > If I have a sample python code to be executed on Linux. How should=C2=A0 = I handle > multiple objects with 'pickle' as below - > > ------- > #!/usr/bin/python > > import pickle > > #my_list =3D {'a': 'Apple', 'b': 'Mango', 'c': 'Orange', 'd': 'Pineapple'= } > #my_list =3D ('Apple', 'Mango', 'Orange', 'Pineapple') > my_list =3D ['Apple', 'Mango', 'Orange', 'Pineapple'] > #my_list =3D () > output =3D open('readfile.pkl', 'wb') > pickle.dump(my_list, output) > output.close() > > my_file =3D open('readfile.pkl', 'rb') > my_list2 =3D pickle.load(my_file) > my_file.close() > > print my_list > print my_list2 > ----- > > This code works fine but now I have to handle multiple objects? You can either nest the multiple objects inside a single compound object and just (un)pickle that, or you call call dump()/load() repeatedly (once per object; yes, this works). Cheers, Chris