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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2002-11-15 06:46:14 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2002-11-15 06:46:14 (GMT)
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SF patch #520382: Expand shelve.py to have a full dictionary interface
and add a mixin to UserDict.py to make it easier to implement a full dictionary interface.
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@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ list = d.keys() # a list of all existing keys (slow!)
d.close() # close it
\end{verbatim}
+In addition to the above, shelve supports all methods that are
+supported by dictionaries. This eases the transition from dictionary
+based scripts to those requiring persistent storage.
+
Restrictions:
\begin{itemize}