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Support Python 2.6, and switch to CDBS.
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1a25d7bd 1Source: python-cdb
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2Section: python
3Priority: extra
4XS-Python-Version: >= 2.4, << 2.7
5Maintainer: Mark Wooding <mdw@distorted.org.uk>
6Build-Depends: debhelper (>> 3.0.0)
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7Standards-Version: 3.5.2
8
9Package: python-cdb
10Architecture: any
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11XB-Python-Version: ${python:Versions}
12Depends: ${python:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
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13Description: Python CDB (constant database) library
14 D. J. Bernstein's cdb library adapted as a python extension module. You
15 probably already know that cdb files are mappings of keys to values (c.f.,
16 dbm and friends), designed for wickedly fast lookups and atomic updates.
17 .
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18 This interface presents cdb files as (surprise!) mapping objects with a few
19 special features. In general, the module tries to mimic the functionality of
1a25d7bd 20 the normal cdb utilities.