Remove outdated question (the bsddb module isn't included anymore)

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-Upgrading Python
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-What is this bsddb185 module my application keeps complaining about?
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-.. XXX remove this question?
-
-Starting with Python2.3, the distribution includes the `PyBSDDB package
-<http://pybsddb.sf.net/>` as a replacement for the old bsddb module.  It
-includes functions which provide backward compatibility at the API level, but
-requires a newer version of the underlying `Berkeley DB
-<http://www.sleepycat.com>`_ library.  Files created with the older bsddb module
-can't be opened directly using the new module.
-
-Using your old version of Python and a pair of scripts which are part of Python
-2.3 (db2pickle.py and pickle2db.py, in the Tools/scripts directory) you can
-convert your old database files to the new format.  Using your old Python
-version, run the db2pickle.py script to convert it to a pickle, e.g.::
-
-   python2.2 <pathto>/db2pickley.py database.db database.pck
-
-Rename your database file::
-
-   mv database.db olddatabase.db
-
-Now convert the pickle file to a new format database::
-
-   python <pathto>/pickle2db.py database.db database.pck
-
-The precise commands you use will vary depending on the particulars of your
-installation.  For full details about operation of these two scripts check the
-doc string at the start of each one.