# flytekit.types.pickle.pickle

## Directory

### Classes

| Class | Description |
|-|-|
| [`FlytePickle`](https://www.union.ai/docs/v1/selfmanaged/api-reference/flytekit-sdk/packages/flytekit.types.pickle.pickle/page.md#flytekittypespicklepickleflytepickle) | This type is only used by flytekit internally. |
| [`FlytePickleTransformer`](https://www.union.ai/docs/v1/selfmanaged/api-reference/flytekit-sdk/packages/flytekit.types.pickle.pickle/page.md#flytekittypespicklepickleflytepickletransformer) |  |

### Variables

| Property | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `T` | `TypeVar` |  |

## flytekit.types.pickle.pickle.FlytePickle

This type is only used by flytekit internally. User should not use this type.
Any type that flyte can't recognize will become FlytePickle

### Methods

| Method | Description |
|-|-|
| [`from_pickle()`](#from_pickle) |  |
| [`python_type()`](#python_type) |  |
| [`to_pickle()`](#to_pickle) |  |

#### from_pickle()

```python
def from_pickle(
    uri: str,
) -> typing.Any
```
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `uri` | `str` | |

#### python_type()

```python
def python_type()
```
#### to_pickle()

```python
def to_pickle(
    ctx: flytekit.core.context_manager.FlyteContext,
    python_val: typing.Any,
) -> str
```
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `ctx` | `flytekit.core.context_manager.FlyteContext` | |
| `python_val` | `typing.Any` | |

## flytekit.types.pickle.pickle.FlytePickleTransformer

```python
def FlytePickleTransformer()
```
### Properties

| Property | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `is_async` | `None` |  |
| `name` | `None` |  |
| `python_type` | `None` | This returns the python type |
| `type_assertions_enabled` | `None` | Indicates if the transformer wants type assertions to be enabled at the core type engine layer |

### Methods

| Method | Description |
|-|-|
| [`assert_type()`](#assert_type) |  |
| [`async_to_literal()`](#async_to_literal) | Converts a given python_val to a Flyte Literal, assuming the given python_val matches the declared python_type. |
| [`async_to_python_value()`](#async_to_python_value) | Converts the given Literal to a Python Type. |
| [`from_binary_idl()`](#from_binary_idl) | This function primarily handles deserialization for untyped dicts, dataclasses, Pydantic BaseModels, and attribute access. |
| [`from_generic_idl()`](#from_generic_idl) | TODO: Support all Flyte Types. |
| [`get_literal_type()`](#get_literal_type) | Converts the python type to a Flyte LiteralType. |
| [`guess_python_type()`](#guess_python_type) | Converts the Flyte LiteralType to a python object type. |
| [`isinstance_generic()`](#isinstance_generic) |  |
| [`schema_match()`](#schema_match) | Check if a JSON schema fragment matches this transformer's python_type. |
| [`to_html()`](#to_html) | Converts any python val (dataframe, int, float) to a html string, and it will be wrapped in the HTML div. |
| [`to_literal()`](#to_literal) | Converts a given python_val to a Flyte Literal, assuming the given python_val matches the declared python_type. |
| [`to_python_value()`](#to_python_value) | Converts the given Literal to a Python Type. |

#### assert_type()

```python
def assert_type(
    t: typing.Type[~T],
    v: ~T,
)
```
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `t` | `typing.Type[~T]` | |
| `v` | `~T` | |

#### async_to_literal()

```python
def async_to_literal(
    ctx: flytekit.core.context_manager.FlyteContext,
    python_val: ~T,
    python_type: typing.Type[~T],
    expected: flytekit.models.types.LiteralType,
) -> flytekit.models.literals.Literal
```
Converts a given python_val to a Flyte Literal, assuming the given python_val matches the declared python_type.
Implementers should refrain from using type(python_val) instead rely on the passed in python_type. If these
do not match (or are not allowed) the Transformer implementer should raise an AssertionError, clearly stating
what was the mismatch

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `ctx` | `flytekit.core.context_manager.FlyteContext` | A FlyteContext, useful in accessing the filesystem and other attributes |
| `python_val` | `~T` | The actual value to be transformed |
| `python_type` | `typing.Type[~T]` | The assumed type of the value (this matches the declared type on the function) |
| `expected` | `flytekit.models.types.LiteralType` | Expected Literal Type |

#### async_to_python_value()

```python
def async_to_python_value(
    ctx: flytekit.core.context_manager.FlyteContext,
    lv: flytekit.models.literals.Literal,
    expected_python_type: typing.Type[~T],
) -> ~T
```
Converts the given Literal to a Python Type. If the conversion cannot be done an AssertionError should be raised

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `ctx` | `flytekit.core.context_manager.FlyteContext` | FlyteContext |
| `lv` | `flytekit.models.literals.Literal` | The received literal Value |
| `expected_python_type` | `typing.Type[~T]` | Expected native python type that should be returned |

#### from_binary_idl()

```python
def from_binary_idl(
    binary_idl_object: Binary,
    expected_python_type: Type[T],
) -> Optional[T]
```
This function primarily handles deserialization for untyped dicts, dataclasses, Pydantic BaseModels, and attribute access.｀

For untyped dict, dataclass, and pydantic basemodel:
Life Cycle (Untyped Dict as example):
    python val -> msgpack bytes -> binary literal scalar -> msgpack bytes -> python val
                  (to_literal)                             (from_binary_idl)

For attribute access:
Life Cycle:
    python val -> msgpack bytes -> binary literal scalar -> resolved golang value -> binary literal scalar -> msgpack bytes -> python val
                  (to_literal)                            (propeller attribute access)                       (from_binary_idl)

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `binary_idl_object` | `Binary` | |
| `expected_python_type` | `Type[T]` | |

#### from_generic_idl()

```python
def from_generic_idl(
    generic: Struct,
    expected_python_type: Type[T],
) -> Optional[T]
```
TODO: Support all Flyte Types.
This is for dataclass attribute access from input created from the Flyte Console.

Note:
- This can be removed in the future when the Flyte Console support generate Binary IDL Scalar as input.

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `generic` | `Struct` | |
| `expected_python_type` | `Type[T]` | |

#### get_literal_type()

```python
def get_literal_type(
    t: typing.Type[~T],
) -> flytekit.models.types.LiteralType
```
Converts the python type to a Flyte LiteralType

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `t` | `typing.Type[~T]` | |

#### guess_python_type()

```python
def guess_python_type(
    literal_type: flytekit.models.types.LiteralType,
) -> typing.Type[flytekit.types.pickle.pickle.FlytePickle.__class_getitem__.<locals>._SpecificFormatClass]
```
Converts the Flyte LiteralType to a python object type.

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `literal_type` | `flytekit.models.types.LiteralType` | |

#### isinstance_generic()

```python
def isinstance_generic(
    obj,
    generic_alias,
)
```
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `obj` |  | |
| `generic_alias` |  | |

#### schema_match()

```python
def schema_match(
    schema: dict,
) -> bool
```
Check if a JSON schema fragment matches this transformer's python_type.

For BaseModel subclasses, automatically compares the schema's title, type, and
required fields against the type's own JSON schema. For other types, returns
False by default — override if needed.

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `schema` | `dict` | |

#### to_html()

```python
def to_html(
    ctx: FlyteContext,
    python_val: T,
    expected_python_type: Type[T],
) -> str
```
Converts any python val (dataframe, int, float) to a html string, and it will be wrapped in the HTML div

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `ctx` | `FlyteContext` | |
| `python_val` | `T` | |
| `expected_python_type` | `Type[T]` | |

#### to_literal()

```python
def to_literal(
    ctx: FlyteContext,
    python_val: typing.Any,
    python_type: Type[T],
    expected: LiteralType,
) -> Literal
```
Converts a given python_val to a Flyte Literal, assuming the given python_val matches the declared python_type.
Implementers should refrain from using type(python_val) instead rely on the passed in python_type. If these
do not match (or are not allowed) the Transformer implementer should raise an AssertionError, clearly stating
what was the mismatch

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `ctx` | `FlyteContext` | A FlyteContext, useful in accessing the filesystem and other attributes |
| `python_val` | `typing.Any` | The actual value to be transformed |
| `python_type` | `Type[T]` | The assumed type of the value (this matches the declared type on the function) |
| `expected` | `LiteralType` | Expected Literal Type |

#### to_python_value()

```python
def to_python_value(
    ctx: FlyteContext,
    lv: Literal,
    expected_python_type: Type[T],
) -> Optional[T]
```
Converts the given Literal to a Python Type. If the conversion cannot be done an AssertionError should be raised

| Parameter | Type | Description |
|-|-|-|
| `ctx` | `FlyteContext` | FlyteContext |
| `lv` | `Literal` | The received literal Value |
| `expected_python_type` | `Type[T]` | Expected native python type that should be returned |

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