Python Serialisation c# Deserialisation

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I have python server that serialize some dictionary by using the marshal module. And send serialized message to the c# client socket. How I can deserialize this message on the client (c#) side. I can not use IronPython because of problems with the speed of execution.

Or do you know other ways to serialize/deserialize "messages" between Python and c#.

@IgnacioVazquez-Abrams This program should be executed in 3 seconds. And IronPython module execution add 1-3 extra seconds. — godloky
– godloky, Commented Dec 7, 2012 at 8:21

Silas Ray · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-06 22:51:47Z

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What about JSON? You could write, or maybe even find, a de-Python-pickle-er for C#, but something like a dict is easy to represent in JSON, and that's a well known, well defined standard for which reliable, fast serilaize/deserialize libraries exist in nearly every language. There's also XML of course, but JSON's usually easier to work with.

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Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-06 22:50:59Z

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marshal is generally Python-specific. If you want cross-language support then you should use json instead.

answered Dec 6, 2012 at 22:50

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martineau · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-06 23:28:19Z

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YAML support is available in many languages and supports many data types JSON syntax is a subset of YAML version 1.2 and also enjoys wide-spread support.

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Marc Gravell · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-06 22:59:42Z

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As an alternative to marshal, "protocol buffers" has good support in both python and c#. Google provide the python implementation, and there are multiple c# implementations. Protocol buffers offers excellent versioning support, a rich variety of cross platform implementations, and very efficient serialization, ideal for fast binary socket usage.

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