Pickling over a socket

[Chris Angelico]

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 4:53 AM, Roger Alexander <rtalexander at mac.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to understand how to pickle Python objects over a TCP
> socket.
>
> In the example below (based on code from Foundations of Python Network
> Programming), a client creates a dictionary (lines 34-38) and uses
> pickle.dump at line 42 to write the pickled object using file handle
> make from a socket. The server de-pickles with pickle.load  (line 24),
> again using a file handle made from a socket.

Whenever there's a problem, create simplicity. I would recommend not
using the file-from-socket method, and simply using pickle.dumps() and
pickle.loads() to pickle to/from strings; those strings can then be
sent/received over the socket using standard recv/send functions.

Also, Chris Rebert's idea is a good one, and worth trying.

Chris Angelico