Serializing Data with Google's Protocol Buffers

Paul Kerchen http://pyohio.org/schedule/presentation/281/ This talk is an introduction to Google's protocol buffers (aka protobuf). Protocol buffers are a language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible mechanism for serializing structured data – think XML, but smaller, faster, and simpler. This talk will include a demonstration of using protobuf with Python to communicate with an embedded, processing- and memory-restricted device. PyOhio is a free (thanks sponsors!) annual conference for Python programmers in and around Ohio and the entire Midwest. http://pyohio.org/