.pickle
1 claimant
0 primary
0 secondary
SWH popularity
Distinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
11.7M
total files
8.1M
first seen 2021–2025 (68.7%)
2022
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .pickle (11.7M), .PICKLE (880), .Pickle (32) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to Pickle — every claim across all sources (including secondary ones) points to a single language.
Authoritative sources: ✗ Linguist · no claim ✗ Pygments · no claim ✗ Wikidata · no claim ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (1)
Languages that list
.pickle among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Pickle | heuristic:wikidata_keyword_pl_shape | proposed |
Wikidata says… (1)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.pickle on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
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| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickle Q7190889 Python object serialization library and format | software library; data serialization format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
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