Reference

V8 Serialization format

Core v8serialize functionality.

Encoding & Decoding	`loads()` and `dumps()` read and write V8-serialized data.
Customized Encoding	The `v8serialize.encode` module writes V8-serialized data.
Customized Decoding	The `v8serialize.decode` module reads V8-serialized data.
Exceptions	Exceptions raised by `v8serialize`.
Types & Protocols	Type annotations & Protocols used throughout `v8serialize`.

v8serialize.jstypes provides Python equivalents of JavaScript types used in V8-serialized data.

ArrayBuffer, TypedArray, DataView	Python equivalents of JavaScript’s binary data buffer types.
Date	Python equivalent of JavaScript’s Date is `datetime.datetime`.
Error	Python equivalents of JavaScript Error types.
Map & Set	Python equivalents of JavaScript’s Map & Set types.
Object & Array	Python equivalents of JavaScript’s Object & Array types.
Primitives	Python equivalents of JavaScript primitives that don’t have a natural Python analogue.
RegExp	Python equivalents of JavaScript RegExp type.
Utilities	Functions associated with `v8codec.jstypes`.

V8 serialization format and JavaScript constants.

API Constants	Enums and constant values for `loads()`/`dumps()`
JavaScript Constants	Enums and constant values for JavaScript types.
V8 Serialization Format Constants	Enums and constant values for the V8 serialization format.

Platform-specific HostObject support.

Node.js’s custom Buffer HostObjects.