> > package that can open a databases without knowing there format?
> So, in case I wasn't clear, the databases are already made by someone else,
> and the format is beyond my control. I need/want to learn to manipulate
> them.
>
OK, That wasn't clear. And it makes a difference. You need to know the format.
> Most likely they are similar to the Berkeley database
And that makes a much bigger difference because most folks assume by
'database' you mean a SQL database. Berkeley databases are flat file based
and there is a module to read them in the Python library, but they don't use
SQL.
They are more like a random access file mechanism than a relational database.
If that's what you are dealing with then it's a whole lot of different
references
you need. I'd start with wikipedia and the [g]dbm module documentation.
HTH,
Alan G.
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