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authorAsk Solem <ask@celeryproject.org>2012-08-29 15:46:46 +0100
committerAsk Solem <ask@celeryproject.org>2012-08-29 15:46:46 +0100
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@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ Each option has its advantages and disadvantages.
smaller messages when sending binary files, and a slight speedup
over `JSON` processing.
+ By default Kombu uses pickle protocol 2, but this can be changed
+ using the :envvar:`PICKLE_PROTOCOL` environment variable or by changing
+ the global :data:`kombu.serialization.pickle_protocol` flag.
+
`yaml` -- YAML has many of the same characteristics as `json`,
except that it natively supports more data types (including dates,
recursive references, etc.)