compressed serialization module

[Joe Strout]

On Nov 17, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Mark wrote:

> I used pickle and found the file was saved in text format.  I wonder
> whether anyone is familiar with a good compact off-the-shelf module
> available that will save in compressed format... or maybe an opinion
> on a smart approach for making a custom one?

Well, here's a thought: create a zip file (using the standard zipfile  
module), and pickle your data into that.

HTH,
- Joe