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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2008-02-10 20:35:16 (GMT) |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2008-02-10 20:35:16 (GMT) |
| commit | da614dcc4f56bfb136c53b04d60889870d969926 (patch) | |
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Complete an open todo on pickletools -- add a pickle optimizer.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/pickletools.rst b/Doc/library/pickletools.rst index a19b978..b07e3bd 100644 --- a/Doc/library/pickletools.rst +++ b/Doc/library/pickletools.rst @@ -35,3 +35,10 @@ probably won't find the :mod:`pickletools` module relevant. the opcode's argument; *pos* is the position at which this opcode is located. *pickle* can be a string or a file-like object. +.. function:: optimize(picklestring) + + Returns a new equivalent pickle string after eliminating unused ``PUT`` + opcodes. The optimized pickle is shorter, takes less transmission time, + requires less storage space, and unpickles more efficiently. + + .. versionadded:: 2.6 |