{"library":"pickle5","title":"pickle5 backport for older Python","description":"pickle5 is a backport of the pickle protocol 5 (PEP 574) and other related changes, primarily for Python versions prior to 3.8. It provides the performance improvements and features of protocol 5 for Python 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7. The library is currently at version 0.0.12 and is no longer actively maintained, as its purpose has been superseded by native support in Python 3.8+.","language":"python","status":"abandoned","last_verified":"Fri Apr 17","install":{"commands":["pip install pickle5"],"cli":null},"imports":["import pickle5","from pickle5 import dump, load"],"auth":{"required":false,"env_vars":[]},"quickstart":{"code":"import pickle5\nimport os\n\ndata = {'name': 'Alice', 'age': 30, 'city': 'New York'}\n\n# Dump data using pickle5 (protocol 5 is default)\nwith open('data.pickle5', 'wb') as f:\n    pickle5.dump(data, f)\n\nprint(\"Data successfully pickled to data.pickle5 using pickle5.\")\n\n# Load data using pickle5\nwith open('data.pickle5', 'rb') as f:\n    loaded_data = pickle5.load(f)\n\nprint(f\"Data successfully loaded: {loaded_data}\")\n\n# Clean up\nos.remove('data.pickle5')","lang":"python","description":"This example demonstrates how to use `pickle5` to dump and load a Python dictionary. `pickle5` automatically uses protocol 5 by default, offering improvements over earlier pickle protocols available in older Python versions.","tag":null,"tag_description":null,"last_tested":null,"results":[]},"compatibility":null}