T <misceveryth...@gmail.com> wrote: > Duncan - Thanks for your help. So each of the shelve entries I'm > modifying look something like this: myshelve[key] > TestClassObject(param1, param2, param3, param4, param5, etc.). In > this case, with quite a few parameters, would you suggest setting > writeback=True and just modifying the needed value, or rewriting the > entire entry? I have to admit the writeback option looks good, and if > the TestClassObject format ever changes (i.e. if I ever change the > order of the params), this particular function will be unchanged. > However, I don't know what the performance hit would be in using it.
Only you know your data and pattern of use. Try a few tests to get a feel of the trade-offs between explicitly flagging items as changed or using writeback=True. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
