Python shelve Module
Example
Demonstrate shelve dictionary-like interface:
import shelve
# Shelve provides a dictionary-like persistent storage
data = {'name': 'Emil', 'age': 25}
print(f"Data to store: {data}")
print('Use shelve.open() to persist this data to disk')
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Definition and Usage
The shelve module provides a simple persistent dictionary-like object for storing Python objects.
Use it to save and retrieve Python objects to/from disk using a dictionary-like interface backed by a database.
Members
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| DbfilenameShelf | Shelf implementation using a specific database filename. |
| Shelf | Base class for shelf implementations. |
| open() | Open a persistent dictionary for reading and writing. |
