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Title: pickle.dumps cannot save instance of dict-derived class that overrides __getattribute__
Type: behavior Stage: test needed
Components: Extension Modules Versions: Python 3.2, Python 2.7
process
Status: closed Resolution: works for me
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: ajaksu2, alexandre.vassalotti, msyang, pitrou, terry.reedy
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2008-08-21 19:21 by msyang, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (4)
msg71671 - (view) Author: Michael Yang (msyang) Date: 2008-08-21 19:21
# pickle.dumps is not able to process an instance of
# a class that inherits from 'dict' and
# overrides the built-in __getattribute__ method
# but can successfully process one that 
# overrides the__getattr__ method

>>> class Examp1(dict):
...   def __getattr__(self,name):
...     return self[name]
... 
>>> class Examp2(dict):
...   def __getattribute__(self,name):
...     return self[name]
... 
>>> ex1 = Examp1()
>>> ex2 = Examp2()
>>> ex1['aKey'] = (3,4)
>>> ex2['aKey2'] = (4,5)
>>> ex1
{'aKey': (3, 4)}
>>> ex1.aKey
(3, 4)
>>> ex2
{'aKey2': (4, 5)}
>>> ex2.aKey2
(4, 5)
>>> import pickle
>>> pickle.dumps(ex1)
b'\x80\x03c__main__\nexamp1\nq\x00)\x81q\x01X\x04\x00\x00\x00aKeyq\x02K\x03K\x04\x86q\x03s}q\x04b.'
>>> pickle.dumps(ex2)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "[hidden]/python3/3.0b2/common/lib/python3.0/pickle.py", line
1319, in dumps
    Pickler(f, protocol).dump(obj)
  File "<stdin>", line 3, in __getattribute__
KeyError: '__reduce_ex__'
msg87942 - (view) Author: Daniel Diniz (ajaksu2) * (Python triager) Date: 2009-05-16 22:57
Is this related to #1730480?
msg139216 - (view) Author: Terry J. Reedy (terry.reedy) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-06-26 20:45
Should this be closed for the same reason #1730480 was?
If not, would this effectively be a feature request and have to wait for a new version (3.3)?
msg148905 - (view) Author: Alexandre Vassalotti (alexandre.vassalotti) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-12-06 03:35
I don't think it is a bug.

The posted code completely breaks the expected behavior of __getattribute__. With a such implementation, there is nothing we can do with this object as we cannot introspect it.

Use the following if you really need this kind of behaviour:

class E(dict):
    def __getattribute__(self,name):
        try:
            return self[name]
        except KeyError:
            return dict.__getattribute__(self, name)
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:38adminsetgithub: 47885
2011-12-06 03:35:10alexandre.vassalottisetstatus: open -> closed
resolution: works for me
messages: + msg148905
2011-06-26 20:45:02terry.reedysetnosy: + alexandre.vassalotti, terry.reedy, pitrou

messages: + msg139216
versions: + Python 2.7, Python 3.2, - Python 2.6, Python 3.1
2009-05-16 22:57:42ajaksu2setpriority: normal
versions: + Python 2.6, Python 3.1, - Python 2.5, Python 3.0
nosy: + ajaksu2

messages: + msg87942

stage: test needed
2009-05-16 22:56:32ajaksu2linkissue4712 dependencies
2008-08-21 19:21:39msyangcreate