It doesn't seem like the python 2.4(and the recent 2.4.1) support berkeley db 4.3. (4.3 fixes some deadlock bugs I occasionally encounter using 4.2.)
bsddb3(at pybsddb.sf.net) already supports 4.3 since last December(but doesn't explicitly support win32 -- see the assert statement in setup.py). I thought the bsddb3 project were merged into the python project. Hasn't it?
Yes it has, but which version of BSD DB gets used when the release team builds the Win32 installer depends on the version installed on the installer builder's machine.
If you can, I'd suggest posting a bug report on SF against 2.4 to see whether you can encourage the installer builder to upgrade BSD DB - though do be certain to check what's in 2.4.1c1 first.
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