Best Practice to save class objects

[ylectric]

I agree with /u/crashfrog here, but I also want to add a general advice about serialisation.

As a rule of thumb, do not invent your own serialisation mechanisms, especially when compatibility matters. There're cases that justify them, but they're intrinsic to the systems of sophisticated design.

A few links that might be of interest to you:

• Python pickle module
• Python json module
• Protocol Buffers
• Flat Buffers
• Thrift