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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/dbm/dumb.py b/Lib/dbm/dumb.py
index 2296dbf..c3c4a66 100644
--- a/Lib/dbm/dumb.py
+++ b/Lib/dbm/dumb.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class _Database(collections.MutableMapping):
# Handle the creation
self._create(flag)
- self._update()
+ self._update(flag)
def _create(self, flag):
if flag == 'n':
@@ -92,12 +92,17 @@ class _Database(collections.MutableMapping):
f.close()
# Read directory file into the in-memory index dict.
- def _update(self):
+ def _update(self, flag):
self._index = {}
try:
f = _io.open(self._dirfile, 'r', encoding="Latin-1")
except OSError:
self._modified = not self._readonly
+ if flag not in ('c', 'n'):
+ import warnings
+ warnings.warn("The index file is missing, the "
+ "semantics of the 'c' flag will be used.",
+ DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=4)
else:
self._modified = False
with f: