[Python-Dev] cPickle and cStringIO

[Moshe Zadka]

On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Ka-Ping Yee wrote:

> Are there any objections to including
> 
>     try:
>         from cPickle import *
>     except:
>         pass
> 
> in pickle and
> 
>     try:
>         from cStringIO import *
>     except:
>         pass
> 
> in StringIO?

Yes, until Python types are subclassable. Currently, one can inherit from
pickle.Pickler/Unpickler and StringIO.StringIO.


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