def obtain(proxy):
"""obtains (copies) a remote object from a proxy object. the object is
``pickled`` on the remote side and ``unpickled`` locally, thus moved
**by value**. changes made to the local object will not reflect remotely.
:param proxy: an RPyC proxy object
.. note:: the remote object to must be ``pickle``-able
:returns: a copy of the remote object
"""
return pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(proxy))
def __array__(self):
# Note that protocol=-1 will only work between python
# interpreters of the same version.
return pickle.loads(syncreq(self, consts.HANDLE_PICKLE, -1))