On 12.05.11 18:53, Walter Dörwald wrote: > On 12.05.11 18:33, s...@pobox.com wrote: > >> A friend at work who is new to Python wondered why this didn't work with >> pickle: >> >> class Outer: >> >> Class Inner: >> >> ... >> >> def __init__(self): >> self.i = Outer.Inner() >> >> I explained: >> >>> http://docs.python.org/library/pickle.html#what-can-be-pickled-and-unpickled >>> >>> >>> >>> From that: >>> >>> # functions defined at the top level of a module >>> # built-in functions defined at the top level of a module >>> # classes that are defined at the top level of a module >> >> I've never questions this, but I wonder, is this a fundamental restriction >> or could it be overcome with a modest amount of work? > > This is related to http://bugs.python.org/issue633930
See also the thread started at: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2005-March/052454.html Servus, Walter _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
