[Python-Dev] Berkeley DB

[Skip Montanaro]

    Andrew> The latter.  The existing module still works fine, particularly
    Andrew> if you just need a DBM-like file that can also be traversed in
    Andrew> sorted-key order, but it's not compatible with the current
    Andrew> BerkeleyDB code.

The only thing that's needed to use the current bsddb module interface with
libdb 2.x is to include db_185.h instead of db.h.  You don't get all the 2.x
functionality, but you do get the less buggy libdb implementation.  I've
been using it like that for a couple years.

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