compatibility between CPython and IronPython cPickle

Question

I was wondering whether objects serialized using CPython's cPickle are readable by using IronPython's cPickle; the objects in question do not require any modules outside of the built-ins that both Cpython and IronPython include. Thank you!

Answer 1

If you use the default protocol (0) which is text based, then things should work. I'm not sure what will happen if you use a higher protocol. It's very easy to test this ...