初学python 用shelve 实现的一个contacts

#ShelveDb.py


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# Tue Jul 30 21:01:53 2013


import sys,shelve


def store_person(db):   # store the information of contacts
    """
    Query user for data and store it in the shelf object
    """
    pid = raw_input("Enter unique ID number:")  # the key


    person ={}
    person['name'] = raw_input('Enter the contact\'s name:')
    person['age'] = raw_input('Enter the contact\'s age:')
    person['phone']=raw_input('Enter the contact\'s phone numer')


    db[pid] = person


def lookup_person(db):
    """
    Query user for ID and desired field, and fetch the correspnding data
    from the shelf object
    """
    pid = raw_input('Enter unique ID number:')
    temp = db[pid]


    print 'name : %s\n age : %s\nphone: %s\n' %(temp['name'],temp['age'],temp['phone'])
    
def enter_command():
    command = raw_input('Enter command')


    return command.strip().lower()
def help_command():
    print 'store  --  store a contact\'s information with the unique id indexed\n\n'
    print 'lookup --  lookup a contact\'s detail by the unique id given\n\n'
    print 'quit   --  to exit the program'
    
def main():
    database = shelve.open ('contact.dat')
    try:
        while True:
            command = enter_command()
            if command == 'store':
                store_person(database)
            elif command == 'lookup':
                lookup_person(database)
            elif command == 'help':
                help_command()
            elif command == 'quit':
                return 
            else:
                print 'Plese typein help for more details--'
    except:
        print 'The Program has finished with a right status.'
    finally :
        database.close()
        
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()