How do I serialize and deserialize data in Perl

To serialize and deserialize data in Perl, the `Storable` module is commonly used. Serialization is the process of converting a data structure into a binary format, while deserialization is the reverse process. Here's a simple example:

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This example demonstrates how to use the Storable module for serializing and deserializing data structures in Perl.
use Storable qw(store retrieve); # Sample data structure my %data = ( name => 'John Doe', age => 30, city => 'New York', ); # Serialize data to a file store \%data, 'data_store.dat'; # Deserialize data from the file my $retrieved_data = retrieve('data_store.dat'); print "Name: $retrieved_data->{name}\n"; print "Age: $retrieved_data->{age}\n"; print "City: $retrieved_data->{city}\n";

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