The dbhash Module

(Optional) The dbhash module provides a dbm-compatible interface to the bsddb database handler. Example 10-5 uses this module.

Example 10-5. Using the dbhash Module

File: dbhash-example-1.py import dbhash db = dbhash.open("dbhash", "c") db["one"] = "the foot" db["two"] = "the shoulder" db["three"] = "the other foot" db["four"] = "the bridge of the nose" db["five"] = "the naughty bits" db["six"] = "just above the elbow" db["seven"] = "two inches to the right of a very naughty bit indeed" db["eight"] = "the kneecap" db.close() db = dbhash.open("dbhash", "r") for key in db.keys(): print repr(key), repr(db[key])