def to_msgpack(self, path_or_buf=None, encoding='<STR_LIT:utf-8>', **kwargs):
from pandas.io import packers<EOL>return packers.to_msgpack(path_or_buf, self, encoding=encoding,<EOL>**kwargs)<EOL>
Serialize object to input file path using msgpack format.

THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL LIBRARY and the storage format
may not be stable until a future release.

Parameters
----------
path : string File path, buffer-like, or None
    if None, return generated string
append : bool whether to append to an existing msgpack
    (default is False)
compress : type of compressor (zlib or blosc), default to None (no
    compression)