What is a .P file?
A .P file is a type of file that is used to save data in a special way. It is created by a tool in Python called pickle. Python is a programming language that people often use to make websites and apps that can do different things without needing to refresh the page. The pickle tool helps to change things made in Python, like lists or dictionaries, into a format that can be saved onto a computer or sent over the internet. This is useful because it means you don't have to change the data into a different format before saving or sending it.
When you want to use the data again, you can turn it back into its original form in Python. This process is sometimes called "unpickling." The .P file extension is used for these pickle files, but sometimes you might also see them saved as .PICKLE files.
To open or work with a .P file, you would typically use Python and the pickle module. This is something you might do if you are programming in Python and you need to save data or send it to someone else in a way that it can be easily used again later.
Remember, you'll probably only come across these .P files if you're working with Python and using the pickle module to save or share Python objects. This process of changing objects into a format that can be saved or sent is also known as "serialization."
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