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Re: [tor-bugs] #13774 [Stem]: Mention pickling in "Mirror Mirror on the Wall"?
#13774: Mention pickling in "Mirror Mirror on the Wall"?
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Reporter: mmcc | Owner: atagar
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: trivial | Milestone:
Component: Stem | Version:
Resolution: | Keywords: Stem, Python, pickle, docs
Actual Points: | Parent ID:
Points: |
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Comment (by mmcc):
Hi, atagar. I was under the impression that Tor clients don't download
full descriptors anymore, right? I was just thinking of a dead simple way
to store all descriptors at once if they're going to be used repeatedly in
a script that can use data that's a few minutes/hours old. Especially with
dynamic languages like Python, one often ends up running scripts a bunch
of times, and it would be too bad if people were downloading >6 MB of
descriptor every time they tested something.
I wasn't aware of how versatile `parse_file()` is, though. That's probably
the best solution.
Would it be worth it to briefly mention the ability to store the result of
the download using `parse_file()` in the `DescriptorDownloader` section?
It's definitely not a big deal either way.
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