A comparison of Python RQ to Ruby Resque's Redis data format.

queue-redis.sh

# RQ
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> TYPE rq:queue:default
list
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> RPOP rq:queue:default
"3662e57b-0188-4b78-982c-6904058242d8"
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> TYPE rq:job:3662e57b-0188-4b78-982c-6904058242d8
hash
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> HGETALL rq:job:3662e57b-0188-4b78-982c-6904058242d8
 1) "created_at"
 2) "2013-09-16T17:18:16.400954+00:00"
 3) "origin"
 4) "default"
 5) "data"
 6) "(S'my_module.count_words_at_url'\np1\nN(S'http://nvie.com'\np2\ntp3\n(dp4\nt."
 7) "enqueued_at"
 8) "2013-09-16T17:18:16.400985+00:00"
 9) "timeout"
10) "180"
11) "description"
12) "my_module.count_words_at_url('http://nvie.com')"
13) "status"
14) "queued"

# Resque
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> SMEMBERS resque:queues
1) "test"
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> TYPE resque:queue:test
list
redis 127.0.0.1:6379> RPOP resque:queue:test
"{\"class\":\"Test\",\"args\":[\"http://nvie.com\"]}"