Function base64pickle

lib/core/convert.py:42–64

Serializes (with pickle) and encodes to Base64 format supplied (binary) value >>> base64unpickle(base64pickle([1, 2, 3])) == [1, 2, 3] True

(value)

    from cgi import escape as htmlEscape

def base64pickle(value):
    """
    Serializes (with pickle) and encodes to Base64 format supplied (binary) value

    >>> base64unpickle(base64pickle([1, 2, 3])) == [1, 2, 3]
    True
    """

    retVal = None

    try:
        retVal = encodeBase64(pickle.dumps(value, PICKLE_PROTOCOL), binary=False)
    except:
        warnMsg = "problem occurred while serializing "
        warnMsg += "instance of a type '%s'" % type(value)
        singleTimeWarnMessage(warnMsg)

        try:
            retVal = encodeBase64(pickle.dumps(value), binary=False)
        except:
            raise

    return retVal

def base64unpickle(value):
    """