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\section{Standard Module \sectcode{whichdb}}
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\label{module-whichdb}
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\stmodindex{whichdb}
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The single function in this module attempts to guess which of the
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several simple database modules available--dbm, gdbm, or
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dbhash--should be used to open a given file.
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\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module whichdb)}
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\begin{funcdesc}{whichdb}{filename}
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Returns one of the following values: \code{None} if the file can't be
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opened because it's unreadable or doesn't exist; the empty string
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(\code{""}) if the file's format can't be guessed; or a string
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containing the required module name, such as \code{"dbm"} or
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\code{"gdbm"}.
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\end{funcdesc}
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