Picopod

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Picopod is a Python library for working with Picotron pods, serialized objects which resemble Lua and also support embedded binary data. All pod features as of Picotron 0.3.0d are supported, including userdata and compression.

It's useful for working with data files for Picotron programs and writing servers that efficiently interact with Picotron clients. It is not a generic serialization library for arbitrary Python objects.

Python 3.12 or above is required, and full type annotations for type checkers are included. The only external dependency is the lz4 library needed to handle compressed pods.

Make sure to read the contribution guide before submitting issues or pull requests.

Basic Usage

You can install Picopod from PyPI using pip or another package manager:

pip install picopod

Then, use the pod() function to serialize values:

>>> from picopod import pod
>>> pod(1234)
b'1234'
>>> pod("Hello, world!")
b'"Hello, world!"'
>>> pod([1, 2, 3])
b'{1,2,3}'
>>> pod({"fullscreen": False, "pixel_scale": 3})
b'{fullscreen=false,pixel_scale=3}'

And use unpod() to deserialize them:

>>> from picopod import unpod
>>> unpod("1234")
1234
>>> unpod('"Hello, world!"')
'Hello, world!'
>>> unpod("{1,2,3}")
[1, 2, 3]
>>> unpod("{fullscreen=false,pixel_scale=3}")
{'fullscreen': False, 'pixel_scale': 3}

Refer to the documentation for more details.

License

Picopod is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.

Picopod is a community project. It is not affiliated with Lexaloffle.

Development Status
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