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authorFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>1998-02-18 15:05:47 (GMT)
committerFred Drake <fdrake@acm.org>1998-02-18 15:05:47 (GMT)
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Added \label{} for logical addressing.
Logical markup.
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@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
\section{Standard Modules \sectcode{anydbm} and \sectcode{dumbdbm}}
+\label{module-anydbm}
+\label{module-dumbdbm}
\stmodindex{anydbm}
\stmodindex{dumbdbm}
-\code{anydbm} is a generic interface to variants of the DBM
+\module{anydbm} is a generic interface to variants of the DBM
database--DBM, GDBM, or dbhash. If none of these modules is
-installed, the slow-but-simple implementation in module \code{dumbdbm}
+installed, the slow-but-simple implementation in module \module{dumbdbm}
will be used. Both modules provide the same interface:
% not the best solution, but it's what you get for documenting both
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ will be used. Both modules provide the same interface:
\setindexsubitem{(in modules anydbm, dumbdbm)}
\begin{funcdesc}{open}{filename\optional{\, flag\, mode}}
-Open the database file \var{filename} and return a corresponding object.
+Open the database file \var{filename} and return a corresponding object.
The optional \var{flag} argument can be
\code{'r'} to open an existing database for reading only,
\code{'w'} to open an existing database for reading and writing,
@@ -25,13 +27,13 @@ only when the database has to be created. It defaults to octal
\code{0666} (and will be modified by the prevailing umask).
\end{funcdesc}
-The object returned by \code{open()} supports most of the same
+The object returned by \function{open()} supports most of the same
functionality as dictionaries; keys and their corresponding values can
-be stored, retrieved, and deleted, and the \code{has_key()} and
-\code{keys()} methods are available. Keys and values must always be
+be stored, retrieved, and deleted, and the \method{has_key()} and
+\method{keys()} methods are available. Keys and values must always be
strings.
-Both modules also export the exception \code{error}, which is raised
-for various problems. The \code{anydbm.error} exception is simply a
-different name for the \code{error} exception of the underlying
-implementation module used.
+Both modules also export the exception \exception{error}, which is
+raised for various problems. The \exception{anydbm.error} exception
+is simply a different name for the \exception{error} exception of the
+underlying implementation module used.