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Can pygit2 Repository object be pickled?

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
git, python
Domain
devtools

Research direction

No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the TypeError when pickling a pygit2 Repository for use with a Redis task queue, then inspect the Repository binding's serialization support. Done means documenting whether Repository objects can be pickled and defining the supported behavior or scope for this request.

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Description

I am trying offload a couple of tasks to a task queue (redis task queue) and needs to pickle it, what am I missing. I am new to python pickling.

Error raised - >> TypeError: cannot pickle 'Repository' object

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