>>> stuff = {
... 'hello': 'world',
... 'numbers': range(3),
... }
>>> import pickle
>>> data = pickle.dumps(stuff)
>>> len(data)
63
>>> print data
(dp0
S'hello'
p1
S'world'
p2
sS'numbers'
p3
(lp4
I0
aI1
aI2
as.
>>> pickle.loads(data)
{'hello': 'world', 'numbers': [0, 1, 2]}
