anydbm, gdbm, dbm

[Lacrima]

On Oct 27, 4:36 pm, Tim Chase <python.l... at tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> Lacrima wrote:
> > I want to store some data, using anydbm module.
> > According to docs the object returned by anydbm.open() supports most
> > of the same functionality as dictionaries; keys and their
> > corresponding values can be stored, retrieved, and deleted...
>
> > I don't understand how I can make a table in DBM database, or a row in
> > a table. Or all data must be stored just as key-value pairs?
>
> Yes, all data for the dbm variants is purely string->string
> mapping pairs.  Similarly, dictionaries don't natively allow you
> to store columns in them...they are just key->value data-stores.
>
> > Suppose my table consists of two columns: 'first name' and 'last
> > name'. How can I make such table and write there first and last names
> > for, say, two any persons?
>
> *dbm provides no columns unless you hack them such as
>
>    db[key] = DELIMITER.join([lastname, firstname])
>
> and then unhack them:
>
>    lastname, firstname = db[key].split(DELIMITER, 1)
>
> As a variant of this, you might be able to use pickle/shelve to
> stash your multi-content object as a string-value.
>
> Alternatively, you could use something like
>
>    db["%s_first" % key] = firstname
>    db["%s_last" % key] = lastname
>
> assuming your keys didn't confound you.
>
> -tkc

Hi!

Thanks a lot! You've helped me very much!