import dbm import time import os timeout = 120 def _do_timeout(func, *args): ts = 0 res = None while True: try: res = func(*args) except dbm.error: if not ts: ts = time.time() continue if time.time() - ts > timeout: raise TimeoutError() time.sleep(0.1) else: return res def set(db_path, key, value): """Set a value in the db, open+timeout so not good for rapid use""" def _set(key, value): with dbm.open(db_path, "c") as my_db: my_db[key] = value _do_timeout(_set, key, value) def get(db_path, key): """Get a value in the db, open+timeout so not good for rapid use""" def _get(key): with dbm.open(db_path, "cu") as my_db: return my_db[key] return _do_timeout(_get, key) def get_db_obj(db_path, extra_flag=''): """For when you should keep a db obj open""" def _get_db(): return dbm.open(db_path, "c" + extra_flag) return _do_timeout(_get_db, db_path) def list_keys(db_path): """Generator of all keys in the db. Uses a lot of mem if no firstkey supported""" db_obj = _do_timeout(dbm.open, db_path, "cu") if not hasattr(db_obj, "firstkey"): for i in db_obj.keys(): yield i db_obj.close() return def _list_keys(db_obj): with db_obj as my_db: k = my_db.firstkey() while k is not None: yield k k = my_db.nextkey(k) yield from _list_keys(db_obj)