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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libpickle.tex b/Doc/lib/libpickle.tex index 038b763..65075b9 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libpickle.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libpickle.tex @@ -270,3 +270,21 @@ registration} \seemodule{shelve}{indexed databases of objects; uses \module{pickle}} \end{seealso} + + +\section{Built-in Module \module{cPickle}} +\bimodindex{cPickle} +\label{module-cPickle} + +% This section was written by Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake@acm.org> + +The \module{cPickle} module provides a similar interface and identical +functionality as the \module{pickle} module, but can be up to 1000 +times faster since it is implemented in \C{}. The only other +important difference to note is that \function{Pickler()} and +\function{Unpickler()} are functions and not classes, and so cannot be +subclassed. This should not be an issue in most cases. + +The format of the pickle data is identical to that produced using the +\module{pickle} module, so it is possible to use \module{pickle} and +\module{cPickle} interchangably with existing pickles. |