Index: libbsddb.tex =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libbsddb.tex,v retrieving revision 1.11 diff --unified=5 -r1.11 libbsddb.tex --- libbsddb.tex 28 May 2003 16:20:03 -0000 1.11 +++ libbsddb.tex 1 Oct 2003 05:51:11 -0000 @@ -28,10 +28,16 @@ The following is a description of the legacy \module{bsddb} interface compatible with the old python bsddb module. For details about the more modern Db and DbEnv object oriented interface see the above mentioned pybsddb URL. + +\warning{This legacy interface is not thread safe in python 2.3.x +or earlier. Data corruption, core dumps or deadlocks may occur if you +attempt multi-threaded access. You must use the modern pybsddb +interface linked to above if you need multi-threaded or multi-process +database access.} The \module{bsddb} module defines the following functions that create objects that access the appropriate type of Berkeley DB file. The first two arguments of each function are the same. For ease of portability, only the first two arguments should be used in most