Error: dynamodb cannot pickle '\_thread.lock' object
Answered by Rafal Wilinski
What's Causing This Error
You may run into this error when executing the batch_get_item operation using the syntax below.
response = dynamodb.meta.client.batch_get_item( RequestItems={ dynamodb.Table("table_name"): { 'Keys': [ {'id': id} for id in temp ], 'ConsistentRead': True } }, ReturnConsumedCapacity='TOTAL' )
Solution: Here's How To Resolve It
To solve this error, re-write your batch_get_item operation using the syntax below.
response = dynamodb.meta.client.batch_get_item( RequestItems={ 'table_name': { 'Keys': [ {'id': id} for id in temp ], 'ConsistentRead': True } }, ReturnConsumedCapacity='TOTAL' )
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