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This is the API documentation for the gdtest_docstring_seealso library.
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## Functions

Public functions


serialize(obj: object) -> bytes

Serialize a Python object to bytes.

Converts the given object into a byte string representation
using pickle serialization.

Parameters
----------
obj
    The Python object to serialize. Must be picklable.

Returns
-------
bytes
    The serialized byte string.

Raises
------
TypeError
    If the object cannot be pickled.

See Also
--------
deserialize : Convert bytes back into a Python object.
to_json : Serialize an object to a JSON string instead.

Examples
--------
>>> data = serialize({"key": "value"})
>>> isinstance(data, bytes)
True

deserialize(data: bytes) -> object

Deserialize bytes back into a Python object.

Reconstructs a Python object from a byte string that was
previously created by ``serialize``.

Parameters
----------
data
    A byte string produced by ``serialize``.

Returns
-------
object
    The reconstructed Python object.

Raises
------
ValueError
    If the byte string is corrupted or invalid.

See Also
--------
serialize : Convert a Python object to bytes.

Examples
--------
>>> original = {"key": "value"}
>>> data = serialize(original)
>>> deserialize(data)
{'key': 'value'}

to_json(obj: object) -> str

Serialize a Python object to a JSON string.

Converts the given object into a human-readable JSON string.
Supports dicts, lists, strings, numbers, booleans, and None.

Parameters
----------
obj
    The Python object to serialize. Must be JSON-serializable.

Returns
-------
str
    A JSON-formatted string.

Raises
------
TypeError
    If the object is not JSON-serializable.

See Also
--------
serialize : Serialize to bytes using pickle (supports more types).
from_json : Parse a JSON string back into a Python object.

Examples
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>>> to_json({"name": "test", "value": 42})
'{"name": "test", "value": 42}'