Re: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size?

May I cordially suggest that you, instead, use one of several alternatives which are expressly designed to store data structures:

freeze/thaw ... not my favorite anymore.
XML
JSON
YAML

You will find, in CPAN, multiple robust implementations, ready to go.

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Re^2: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? by tkguifan (Scribe) on Feb 11, 2015 at 06:14 UTC
I also tried the JSON module. Its output is almost the same size that of freeze ( only marginally bigger ). Its advantage that it is pure text, still somewhat human readable. I will see how fast it is when my structure gets really big.	[reply]
Re^3: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? (Sereal) by Discipulus (Canon) on Feb 11, 2015 at 08:00 UTC
Give a try to Sereal. L* There are no rules, there are no thumbs.. Reinvent the wheel, then learn The Wheel; may be one day you reinvent one of THE WHEELS.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? (Sereal) by perlancar (Hermit) on Feb 11, 2015 at 16:58 UTC
Seconded. Apart from being a core module, there's no reason to pick Storable over Sereal.	[reply]
Re^5: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? (Sereal) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Feb 11, 2015 at 17:38 UTC
Re^6: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? (Sereal on winz too) by Discipulus (Canon) on Feb 12, 2015 at 08:40 UTC
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Re^6: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? (Sereal) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Feb 13, 2015 at 09:32 UTC
Re^5: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? (Sereal) by Anonymous Monk on Nov 01, 2015 at 10:02 UTC
Re^4: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? (Sereal) by tkguifan (Scribe) on Feb 11, 2015 at 08:36 UTC
Interesting because it also incorporates compression.	[reply]
Re^5: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? (Sereal) by Anonymous Monk on Nov 01, 2015 at 10:27 UTC
Re^2: Is there a way to reduce Data::Dumper's output size? by tkguifan (Scribe) on Feb 11, 2015 at 05:18 UTC
Currently I'm trying freeze/thaw. Why did you abandon using it? Is it unsafe?	[reply]