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Diffstat (limited to 'Lib/anydbm.py')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/anydbm.py b/Lib/anydbm.py index 8b01ef3ea4..ba7e90510a 100644 --- a/Lib/anydbm.py +++ b/Lib/anydbm.py @@ -29,17 +29,8 @@ It has the following interface (key and data are strings): list = d.keys() # return a list of all existing keys (slow!) Future versions may change the order in which implementations are -tested for existence, add interfaces to other dbm-like +tested for existence, and add interfaces to other dbm-like implementations. - -The open function has an optional second argument. This can be 'r', -for read-only access, 'w', for read-write access of an existing -database, 'c' for read-write access to a new or existing database, and -'n' for read-write access to a new database. The default is 'r'. - -Note: 'r' and 'w' fail if the database doesn't exist; 'c' creates it -only if it doesn't exist; and 'n' always creates a new database. - """ class error(Exception): @@ -63,7 +54,18 @@ if not _defaultmod: error = tuple(_errors) -def open(file, flag = 'r', mode = 0666): +def open(file, flag='r', mode=0666): + """Open or create database at path given by *file*. + + Optional argument *flag* can be 'r' (default) for read-only access, 'w' + for read-write access of an existing database, 'c' for read-write access + to a new or existing database, and 'n' for read-write access to a new + database. + + Note: 'r' and 'w' fail if the database doesn't exist; 'c' creates it + only if it doesn't exist; and 'n' always creates a new database. + """ + # guess the type of an existing database from whichdb import whichdb result=whichdb(file) |