import pickle
import pprint
data = [{'a': 'A', 'b': 2, 'c': 3.0}]
print('DATA:', end=' ')
pprint.pprint(data)
data_string = pickle.dumps(data)
print('PICKLE: {!r}'.format(data_string))

import pickle
import pprint
data1 = [{'a': 'A', 'b': 2, 'c': 3.0}]
print('BEFORE: ', end=' ')
pprint.pprint(data1)
data1_string = pickle.dumps(data1)
data2 = pickle.loads(data1_string)
print('AFTER : ', end=' ')
pprint.pprint(data2)
print('SAME? :', (data1 is data2))
print('EQUAL?:', (data1 == data2))

import io
import pickle
class SimpleObject:
  def __init__(self, name):
    self.name = name
    self.name_backwards = name[::-1]
    return
data = []
data.append(SimpleObject('pickle'))
data.append(SimpleObject('preserve'))
data.append(SimpleObject('last'))
# Simulate a file.
out_s = io.BytesIO()
# Write to the stream
for o in data:
  print('WRITING : {} ({})'.format(o.name, o.name_backwards))
  pickle.dump(o, out_s)
  out_s.flush()
# Set up a read-able stream
in_s = io.BytesIO(out_s.getvalue())
# Read the data
while True:
  try:
    o = pickle.load(in_s)
  except EOFError:
    break
  else:
    print('READ  : {} ({})'.format(
      o.name, o.name_backwards))

import pickleclass SimpleObject:
  def __init__(self, name):
    self.name = name
    l = list(name)
    l.reverse()
    self.name_backwards = ''.join(l)
if __name__ == '__main__':
  data = []
  data.append(SimpleObject('pickle'))
  data.append(SimpleObject('preserve'))
  data.append(SimpleObject('last'))
  with open('Test.py', 'wb') as out_s:
    for o in data:
      print('WRITING: {} ({})'.format(
        o.name, o.name_backwards))
      pickle.dump(o, out_s)

import pickle
with open('Test.py', 'rb') as in_s:
  while True:
    try:
      o = pickle.load(in_s)
    except EOFError:
      break
    else:
      print('READ: {} ({})'.format(
        o.name, o.name_backwards))

import pickle
class State:
  def __init__(self, name):
    self.name = name
  def __repr__(self):
    return 'State({!r})'.format(self.__dict__)
class MyClass:
  def __init__(self, name):
    print('MyClass.__init__({})'.format(name))
    self._set_name(name)
  def _set_name(self, name):
    self.name = name
    self.computed = name[::-1]
  def __repr__(self):
    return 'MyClass({!r}) (computed={!r})'.format(
      self.name, self.computed)
  def __getstate__(self):
    state = State(self.name)
    print('__getstate__ -> {!r}'.format(state))
    return state
  def __setstate__(self, state):
    print('__setstate__({!r})'.format(state))
    self._set_name(state.name)
inst = MyClass('name here')
print('Before:', inst)
dumped = pickle.dumps(inst)
reloaded = pickle.loads(dumped)
print('After:', reloaded)

import pickle
class Node:
  """A simple digraph
  """
  def __init__(self, name):
    self.name = name
    self.connections = []
  def add_edge(self, node):
    "Create an edge between this node and the other."
    self.connections.append(node)
  def __iter__(self):
    return iter(self.connections)
def preorder_traversal(root, seen=None, parent=None):
  """Generator function to yield the edges in a graph.
  """
  if seen is None:
    seen = set()
  yield (parent, root)
  if root in seen:
    return
  seen.add(root)
  for node in root:
    recurse = preorder_traversal(node, seen, root)
    for parent, subnode in recurse:
      yield (parent, subnode)
def show_edges(root):
  "Print all the edges in the graph."
  for parent, child in preorder_traversal(root):
    if not parent:
      continue
    print('{:>5} -> {:>2} ({})'.format(
      parent.name, child.name, id(child)))
# Set up the nodes.
root = Node('root')
a = Node('a')
b = Node('b')
c = Node('c')
# Add edges between them.
root.add_edge(a)
root.add_edge(b)
a.add_edge(b)
b.add_edge(a)
b.add_edge(c)
a.add_edge(a)
print('ORIGINAL GRAPH:')
show_edges(root)
# Pickle and unpickle the graph to create
# a new set of nodes.
dumped = pickle.dumps(root)
reloaded = pickle.loads(dumped)
print('\nRELOADED GRAPH:')
show_edges(reloaded)