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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-04-10 11:34:00 (GMT)
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\end{excdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{open}{filename\, rwmode\, filemode}
-Open a gdbm database and return a mapping object. \var{filename} is
+Open a gdbm database and return a mapping object. \var{filename} is
the name of the database file, \var{rwmode} is \code{'r'}, \code{'w'},
\code{'c'}, or \code{'n'} for reader, writer (this also gives read
access), create (writer, but create the database if it doesn't already
-exist) and newdb (which will always create a new database). Only one
-writer may open a gdbm file and many readers may open the file. Readers
-and writers cannot open the gdbm file at the same time. Note that the
-\code{GDBM_FAST} mode of opening the database is not supported. \var{filemode}
-is the \UNIX\ mode of the file, used only when a database is created.
+exist) and newdb (which will always create a new database). Only one
+writer may open a gdbm file and many readers may open the file. Readers
+and writers cannot open the gdbm file at the same time. Note that the
+\code{GDBM_FAST} mode of opening the database is not supported.
+\var{filemode} is the \UNIX\ mode of the file, used only when a
+database is created (but to be supplied at all times).
\end{funcdesc}