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 Serialization is a process of converting Python object or data

structures hierarchy into byte streams so that it can be written


into a file.
 A byte stream is, a stream of bytes – one byte is composed of
8 bits of zeros and ones.
 These byte streams can then be stored or transferred easily.
 Video games might be the most intuitive example of
serialization's usefulness.
 Serialization is the process of converting object state into a
format that can be transmitted or stored. The serialization
changes the object state into series of bits.
 Is the inverse of Pickling where a byte stream is converted into
an object hierarchy.
 Unpickling produces the exact replica of the original object.
 The object state could be reconstructed later in the opposite
process, called deserialization.
 Python’s module to achieve serialization/de-serialization.
 In order to work with the pickle module, you must first import
it in your program.
import pickle
 Then you may use dump() and load() methods to write and
read from an open binary file respectively.
 Import pickle module.
 Open binary file in the required mode.
 Process binary file by writing/reading objects using
appropriate methods.
 Once done, close the file
 A binary file is opened in the same way as any other file, but
make sure to use “b” with file modes to open a file in binary
mode.
 file=open(“stu.dat”,”wb”)
OR Notice ‘b’ is used with the file modes

 file=open(“stu.dat”,”rb”)

 file.close()
 In order to write an object on to a binary file, use dump()
function of pickle module.
 pickle.dump(<object-to-be-written>,<file handle-of-open-file>)
 In order to write an object on to a binary file, use load()
function of pickle module.
 <object>=pickle.load(<file handle-of-open-file>)

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