def save_reduce(self, func, args, state=None,
                    listitems=None, dictitems=None, obj=None):
        """Modified to support __transient__ on new objects
        Change only affects protocol level 2 (which is always used by PiCloud"""
        # Assert that args is a tuple or None
        if not isinstance(args, tuple):
            raise pickle.PicklingError("args from reduce() should be a tuple")

        # Assert that func is callable
        if not hasattr(func, '__call__'):
            raise pickle.PicklingError("func from reduce should be callable")

        save = self.save
        write = self.write

        # Protocol 2 special case: if func's name is __newobj__, use NEWOBJ
        if self.proto >= 2 and getattr(func, "__name__", "") == "__newobj__":
            #Added fix to allow transient
            cls = args[0]
            if not hasattr(cls, "__new__"):
                raise pickle.PicklingError(
                    "args[0] from __newobj__ args has no __new__")
            if obj is not None and cls is not obj.__class__:
                raise pickle.PicklingError(
                    "args[0] from __newobj__ args has the wrong class")
            args = args[1:]
            save(cls)

            #Don't pickle transient entries
            if hasattr(obj, '__transient__'):
                transient = obj.__transient__
                state = state.copy()

                for k in list(state.keys()):
                    if k in transient:
                        del state[k]

            save(args)
            write(pickle.NEWOBJ)
        else:
            save(func)
            save(args)
            write(pickle.REDUCE)

        if obj is not None:
            self.memoize(obj)

        # More new special cases (that work with older protocols as
        # well): when __reduce__ returns a tuple with 4 or 5 items,
        # the 4th and 5th item should be iterators that provide list
        # items and dict items (as (key, value) tuples), or None.

        if listitems is not None:
            self._batch_appends(listitems)

        if dictitems is not None:
            self._batch_setitems(dictitems)

        if state is not None:
            save(state)
            write(pickle.BUILD)