On Oct 27, 4:36 pm, Tim Chase <python.l...@tim.thechases.com> wrote: > Lacrima wrote: > > I want to store some data, using anydbm module. > > According to docs the object returned by anydbm.open() supports most > > of the same functionality as dictionaries; keys and their > > corresponding values can be stored, retrieved, and deleted... > > > I don't understand how I can make a table in DBM database, or a row in > > a table. Or all data must be stored just as key-value pairs? > > Yes, all data for the dbm variants is purely string->string > mapping pairs. Similarly, dictionaries don't natively allow you > to store columns in them...they are just key->value data-stores. > > > Suppose my table consists of two columns: 'first name' and 'last > > name'. How can I make such table and write there first and last names > > for, say, two any persons? > > *dbm provides no columns unless you hack them such as > > db[key] = DELIMITER.join([lastname, firstname]) > > and then unhack them: > > lastname, firstname = db[key].split(DELIMITER, 1) > > As a variant of this, you might be able to use pickle/shelve to > stash your multi-content object as a string-value. > > Alternatively, you could use something like > > db["%s_first" % key] = firstname > db["%s_last" % key] = lastname > > assuming your keys didn't confound you. > > -tkc
Hi! Thanks a lot! You've helped me very much! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
