Shelve
This is an easy-to-learn module that allows for the storage of all types. It functions similar to a dictionary, although it only allows keys to be strings. To store values, first import shelve, then use it just like a dictionary:
import shelve """this will create a database if you don’t already have one and open it if you do""" myshelf = shelve.open('mydatabase') myshelf['key1'] = 4 # remember, while the key must be a string, the value can be any type print(myshelf['key1']) #will give me 4 myshelf.close()
You may have noticed that we closed the dictionary. If you forget to write that, the data will not save, so it’s best to remember.
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