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copyreg Module

The copyreg module provides a way to define pickle support for custom types, handling serialization of non-standard objects.

Complexity Reference

Operation Time Space Notes
pickle() O(1) O(1) Register pickler
constructor() O(1) O(1) Register unpickler
add_extension() O(1) O(1) Register extension code
remove_extension() O(1) O(1) Remove extension code
clear_extension_cache() O(n) O(1) n = cached entries
dispatch_table O(1) O(1) Pickle dispatch registry
pickle_complex() O(1) O(1) Built-in complex pickler
pickle_super() O(1) O(1) Built-in super pickler
pickle_union() O(1) O(1) Built-in union pickler

Custom Pickle Support

Registering Custom Types