initdata.py:
# initialize data to be stored in files, pickles, shelves
# records
bob = {'name': 'Bob Smith', 'age': 42, 'pay': 30000, 'job': 'dev'}
sue = {'name': 'Sue Jones', 'age': 45, 'pay': 40000, 'job': 'hdw'}
tom = {'name': 'Tom', 'age': 50, 'pay': 0, 'job': None}
# database
db = {}
db['bob'] = bob
db['sue'] = sue
db['tom'] = tom
if __name__ == '__main__': # when run as a script
for key in db:
print(key, '=>\n ', db[key])
make_db_shelve.py:
from initdata import bob, sue
import shelve
db = shelve.open('people-shelve')
db['bob'] = bob
db['sue'] = sue
db.close()
dump_db_shelve.py:
import shelve
db = shelve.open('people-shelve')
for key in db:
print(key, '=>\n ', db[key])
print(db['sue']['name'])
db.close()
update_db_shelve.py:
from initdata import tom
import shelve
db = shelve.open('people-shelve')
sue = db['sue'] # fetch sue
sue['pay'] *= 1.50
db['sue'] = sue # update sue
db['tom'] = tom # add a new record
db.close()