Pickle for MPI

[David E. Konerding DSD staff]

In article <1133863037.750804.13590 at z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>, tooper wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Did anybody tried python pickle module over heterogeneous 32/64 bits
> mpi exchanges to overcome the translation problem ? i.e. pickling on
> one side (let's say a 32-bits OS side), sending the buffer as string
> through mpi and unpickling on the other side (let's say a 64-bits OS
> side)
> 
> 
> Any well known pitfall or advice before I try this way would be welcome

Why would this be relevant at all?  All the machines in an MPI group
have to be heterogenous.

While I'm at it: using pickles in pyMPI was a really dumb idea.

Dave