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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libshelve.tex b/Doc/lib/libshelve.tex index e8491be..74c71c4 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libshelve.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libshelve.tex @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Restrictions: \item The choice of which database package will be used -(e.g. \refmodule{dbm} or \refmodule{gdbm}) depends on which interface +(such as \refmodule{dbm} or \refmodule{gdbm}) depends on which interface is available. Therefore it is not safe to open the database directly using \refmodule{dbm}. The database is also (unfortunately) subject to the limitations of \refmodule{dbm}, if it is used --- this means @@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ requires knowledge about the database implementation used. \begin{classdesc}{Shelf}{dict\optional{, binary=False}} A subclass of \class{UserDict.DictMixin} which stores pickled values in the -\var{dict} object. If the \var{binary} parameter is \constant{True}, binary +\var{dict} object. If the \var{binary} parameter is \code{True}, binary pickles will be used. This can provide much more compact storage than plain -text pickles, depending on the nature of the objects stored in the databse. +text pickles, depending on the nature of the objects stored in the database. \end{classdesc} \begin{classdesc}{BsdDbShelf}{dict\optional{, binary=False}} A subclass of \class{Shelf} which exposes \method{first}, \method{next}, -{}\method{previous}, \method{last} and \method{set_location} which are +\method{previous}, \method{last} and \method{set_location} which are available in the \module{bsddb} module but not in other database modules. The \var{dict} object passed to the constructor must support those methods. This is generally accomplished by calling one of \function{bsddb.hashopen}, @@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ This is generally accomplished by calling one of \function{bsddb.hashopen}, class. \end{classdesc} -\begin{classdesc}{DbfilenameShelf}{dict\optional{, flag='c'}\optional{, binary=False}} -A subclass of \class{Shelf} which accepts a filename instead of a dict-like +\begin{classdesc}{DbfilenameShelf}{filename\optional{, flag='c'\optional{, binary=False}}} +A subclass of \class{Shelf} which accepts a \var{filename} instead of a dict-like object. The underlying file will be opened using \function{anydbm.open}. By default, the file will be created and opened for both read and write. The optional \var{binary} parameter has the same interpretation as for the |