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+// Example by Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve
+
+/*
+    This example shows how to make an Extension Class "pickleable".
+
+    The world class below can be fully restored by passing the
+    appropriate argument to the constructor. Therefore it is sufficient
+    to define the pickle interface method __getinitargs__.
+
+    For more information refer to boost/libs/python/doc/pickle.html.
+ */
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include <boost/python/class_builder.hpp>
+namespace python = boost::python;
+
+namespace { // Avoid cluttering the global namespace.
+
+  // A friendly class.
+  class world
+  {
+    private:
+      std::string country;
+      int secret_number;
+    public:
+      world(const std::string& country) : secret_number(0) {
+        this->country = country;
+      }
+      std::string greet() const { return "Hello from " + country + "!"; }
+      std::string get_country() const { return country; }
+  };
+
+  // Support for pickle.
+  python::ref world_getinitargs(const world& w) {
+      python::tuple result(1);
+      result.set_item(0, w.get_country());
+      return result.reference();
+  }
+}
+
+BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE_INIT(pickle1)
+{
+  try
+  {
+    // Create an object representing this extension module.
+    python::module_builder this_module("pickle1");
+
+    // Create the Python type object for our extension class.
+    python::class_builder<world> world_class(this_module, "world");
+
+    // Add the __init__ function.
+    world_class.def(python::constructor<std::string>());
+    // Add a regular member function.
+    world_class.def(&world::greet, "greet");
+
+    // Support for pickle.
+    world_class.def(world_getinitargs, "__getinitargs__");
+  }
+  catch(...)
+  {
+    python::handle_exception(); // Deal with the exception for Python
+  }
+}