[docs] pickle docs - what can be pickled

[Georg Brandl]

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On 01/01/2013 04:37 PM, Eli Bendersky wrote:
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> On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 7:09 AM, Georg Brandl <georg at python.org 
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> On 01/01/2013 01:28 AM, Eli Bendersky wrote:
>> In the pickle docs of 3.3, section 12.4.1 says:
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>> "instances of such classes whose __dict__ or __setstate__() is
>> picklable"
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>> Does it actually mean __setstate__ or __getstate__ ?
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> ISTM __setstate__ is correct, since that's the method that has to be looked
> up at unpickling time.  (__getstate__ is called at pickling time.)
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> Yes, __getstate__ is called at pickling time, which is precisely why it
> should replace __setstate__ in the quoted statement, IMHO. Note that the
> doc of __getstate__ says:

You're right.  To be clear, the docs should talk about "whose __dict__ or the
result of calling __getstate__() can be pickled".

Georg

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