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This is the last separation; each module now gets its own section. This will be useful in performing conversions.
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\section{Standard Module \module{anydbm}}
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\label{module-anydbm}
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\stmodindex{anydbm}
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\module{anydbm} is a generic interface to variants of the DBM
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database --- \module{dbhash}\refbimodindex{dbhash},
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\module{gdbm}\refbimodindex{gdbm}, or \module{dbm}\refbimodindex{dbm}.
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If none of these modules is installed, the slow-but-simple
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implementation in module \module{dumbdbm}\refstmodindex{dumbdbm} will
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be used.
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\begin{funcdesc}{open}{filename\optional{, flag\optional{, mode}}}
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Open the database file \var{filename} and return a corresponding object.
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The optional \var{flag} argument can be
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\code{'r'} to open an existing database for reading only,
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\code{'w'} to open an existing database for reading and writing,
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\code{'c'} to create the database if it doesn't exist, or
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\code{'n'}, which will always create a new empty database. If not
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specified, the default value is \code{'r'}.
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The optional \var{mode} argument is the \UNIX{} mode of the file, used
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only when the database has to be created. It defaults to octal
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\code{0666} (and will be modified by the prevailing umask).
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{excdesc}{error}
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An alternate name for the \exception{error} exception defined by the
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underlying database implementation.
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\end{excdesc}
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The object returned by \function{open()} supports most of the same
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functionality as dictionaries; keys and their corresponding values can
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be stored, retrieved, and deleted, and the \method{has_key()} and
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\method{keys()} methods are available. Keys and values must always be
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strings.
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\section{Standard Module \module{dumbdbm}}
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\label{module-dumbdbm}
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\stmodindex{dumbdbm}
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A simple and slow database implemented entirely in Python. This
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should only be used when no other DBM-style database is available.
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\begin{funcdesc}{open}{filename\optional{, flag\optional{, mode}}}
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Open the database file \var{filename} and return a corresponding object.
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The optional \var{flag} argument can be
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\code{'r'} to open an existing database for reading only,
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\code{'w'} to open an existing database for reading and writing,
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\code{'c'} to create the database if it doesn't exist, or
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\code{'n'}, which will always create a new empty database. If not
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specified, the default value is \code{'r'}.
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The optional \var{mode} argument is the \UNIX{} mode of the file, used
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only when the database has to be created. It defaults to octal
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\code{0666} (and will be modified by the prevailing umask).
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\end{funcdesc}
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\begin{excdesc}{error}
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Raised for errors not reported as \exception{KeyError} errors.
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\end{excdesc}
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