cPickle from 2.2 to 2.1

[Paul Rubin]

"remco" <remco at localhost> writes:
> These drawbacks (backward/forward incompatibilities) occur nearly
> everywhere. I've used the Berkley db module, when it got updated, i had to
> deinstall Python, reinstall an old version, check out all my data to
> another format, deinstall the older python, and reinstall the latest
> version. Next i had to create a new Berkley database and put the data back
> in. 

That one got me too and it's a peeve of mine.  I think the Python lib
should include a dbm implementation that it sticks to unless the user
specifically requests a different one.