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In the Python implementation of pickle setting some handlers to None causes a fallback to other methods.
Setting Pickler.reducer_override to None has the same effect as not setting this attribute -- falling back to other methods.
Setting the dispatch_table to None leads to falling back to __reduce_ex__.
Setting the __reduce_ex__ attribute to None leads to falling back to __reduce__.
Setting the __setstate__ attribute to None leads to falling back to the default implementation of __setstate__ (setting __dict__ and slots).
In the C implementation all this leads to TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable.
The copy module follows the Python implementation of pickle, except that it fails for any false value of __reduce__, not just None.
In most other code setting a dunder method to None leads to a TypeError (either raise explicitly or just generic "'NoneType' object is not callable").
We should decide what behavior should be in the pickle and copy module. On one hand, the Python implementation was primary. On other hand, it was inconsistent between the pickle and copy modules and was already changed in the past, the C implementation of pickle is now used by most users, and it is more consistent with other code.
In the Python implementation of
picklesetting some handlers to None causes a fallback to other methods.Pickler.reducer_overrideto None has the same effect as not setting this attribute -- falling back to other methods.dispatch_tableto None leads to falling back to__reduce_ex__.__reduce_ex__attribute to None leads to falling back to__reduce__.__setstate__attribute to None leads to falling back to the default implementation of__setstate__(setting__dict__and slots).In the C implementation all this leads to
TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not callable.The
copymodule follows the Python implementation ofpickle, except that it fails for any false value of__reduce__, not just None.In most other code setting a dunder method to None leads to a TypeError (either raise explicitly or just generic "'NoneType' object is not callable").
We should decide what behavior should be in the
pickleandcopymodule. On one hand, the Python implementation was primary. On other hand, it was inconsistent between thepickleandcopymodules and was already changed in the past, the C implementation ofpickleis now used by most users, and it is more consistent with other code.See also:
https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/thread/YGAK34DRWJFSIV2VZ4NC2J24XO37GCMM/
https://docs.python.org/3.10/reference/datamodel.html#id2
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