[Brett Cannon]
On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 7:33 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
All but dbm.dumb require some pre-existing library to exist to compile
against. So any platform that has the proper libraries installed will
be able to use ndbm or gnu, but as for which platforms that are I do
not know.
[Paul Moore]
On Windows, none are available except dbm.dumb and bsddb (presently).
If bsddb is to be removed, can/should one of the other "real" dbm
variants be added to the standard binary, so that Windows users have
at least one usable dbm option?
The is a major problem for shelves (which I use often).
Some alternative needs to be put in place before bsddb gets ripped-out.
Was any of this discussed or thought through for PEP 3108?
What's wrong with deprecating in 3.0 and replacing in 3.1?
What advantage is there in ripping out bsddb during a release
candidate and crippling shelves on Windows?
Why the rush to rip it out no matter what?
Raymond
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