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.. index::
module: pickle
module: shelve
- object: code
This is not a general "persistence" module. For general persistence and
transfer of Python objects through RPC calls, see the modules :mod:`pickle` and
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@ supports a substantially wider range of objects than marshal.
maliciously constructed data. Never unmarshal data received from an
untrusted or unauthenticated source.
+.. index:: object; code, code object
+
Not all Python object types are supported; in general, only objects whose value
is independent from a particular invocation of Python can be written and read by
this module. The following types are supported: booleans, integers, long