serialize

serialize(data, filename, file_format='auto', **kwargs)

Serialize data to file.

Parameters:

dataobject, list, or tuple

Data to serialize.

filenamestr

Output filename.

format{‘pickle’, ‘hdf5’, ‘auto’}

File format. Extension of filename determines format for ‘auto’.

**kwargs

Keyword arguments passed to writer function.

Notes

Passing a filename with extension ‘pickle.gz’ will create a gzipped pickle.