dumps doesn't save immutability for Matrix_mod2_dense

[sagetrac-matthew-weippert]

Dumps doesn't save immutability for matrices over GF(2).

Simple example:

z = zero_matrix(GF(2), 3)
z.set_immutable()
print(z.is_immutable())
zstr = z.dumps()
z2 = loads(zstr)
print(z2.is_immutable())

This affects saving matrices and in particular raises TypeError('mutable matrices are unhashable',) when these matrices are used in hashed collections (set/dict etc):

z = zero_matrix(GF(2), 3)
z.set_immutable()
s = set()
s.add(z)
sstr = dumps(s)
s2 = loads(sstr)

Work Around for saving:
Saving lists of matrices works just fine, so if you need to save a set or dictionary, convert to/from a list on before/after save.

CC: @tscrim

Component: linear algebra

Keywords: immutable hashable matrix GF(2)

Issue created by migration from https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/14681

[mkoeppe]

comment:6

outdated, works ok in 9.5.beta0

[kwankyu]

comment:7

Non-existent issue now.