Python: How do I write a list to file and then pull it back into memory (dict represented as a string convert to dict) later?

Question

More specific dupe of 875228—Simple data storing in Python.

I have a rather large dict (6 GB) and I need to do some processing on it. I\'m trying out several docume

Answer 1

I would suggest that you use YAML for your file format so you can tinker with it on the disc

How does it look:
  - It is indent based
  - It can represent dictionaries and lists
  - It is easy for humans to understand
An example: This block of code is an example of YAML (a dict holding a list and a string)
Full syntax: http://www.yaml.org/refcard.html

To get it in python, just easy_install pyyaml. See http://pyyaml.org/

It comes with easy file save / load functions, that I can't remember right this minute.