import dbm
d = dbm.open(file, 'w', 0o666)
-The returned object is a dbm.bsd, dbm.gnu, dbm.ndbm or dbm.dumb
-object, dependent on the type of database being opened (determined by
-the whichdb function) in the case of an existing dbm. If the dbm does
-not exist and the create or new flag ('c' or 'n') was specified, the
-dbm type will be determined by the availability of the modules (tested
-in the above order).
+The returned object is a dbm.gnu, dbm.ndbm or dbm.dumb object, dependent on the
+type of database being opened (determined by the whichdb function) in the case
+of an existing dbm. If the dbm does not exist and the create or new flag ('c'
+or 'n') was specified, the dbm type will be determined by the availability of
+the modules (tested in the above order).
It has the following interface (key and data are strings):
class error(Exception):
pass
-_names = ['dbm.bsd', 'dbm.gnu', 'dbm.ndbm', 'dbm.dumb']
+_names = ['dbm.gnu', 'dbm.ndbm', 'dbm.dumb']
_defaultmod = None
_modules = {}
if magic == 0x13579ace:
return "dbm.gnu"
- ## Check for old Berkeley db hash file format v2
- #if magic in (0x00061561, 0x61150600):
- # return "bsddb185" # not supported anymore
-
# Later versions of Berkeley db hash file have a 12-byte pad in
# front of the file type
try:
except struct.error:
return ""
- ## Check for BSD hash
- #if magic in (0x00061561, 0x61150600):
- # return "dbm.bsd"
-
# Unknown
return ""