# pickle – Pickle formatted files

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- Parameters
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## Synopsis

- This cache uses Python’s pickle serialization format, in per host files, saved to the filesystem.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Configuration | Comments
--- | --- | --- | ---
_prefix - |  | ini entries: [defaults] fact_caching_prefix = VALUE env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_PREFIX | User defined prefix to use when creating the files
_timeout - | Default: 86400 | ini entries: [defaults] fact_caching_timeout = 86400 env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_TIMEOUT | Expiration timeout for the cache plugin data
_uri - / required |  | ini entries: [defaults] fact_caching_connection = VALUE env:ANSIBLE_CACHE_PLUGIN_CONNECTION | Path in which the cache plugin will save the files

## Status

- This cache is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This cache is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Brian Coca (@bcoca)

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