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gh-153305: Fix dbm.whichdb docstring return-value example
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Use 'for example' per documentation style guide
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion Lib/dbm/__init__.py
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Expand Up @@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ def whichdb(filename):
- None if the database file can't be read;
- empty string if the file can be read but can't be recognized
- the name of the dbm submodule (e.g. "ndbm" or "gnu") if recognized.
- the name of the dbm submodule (for example "dbm.ndbm" or "dbm.gnu")
if recognized.
Importing the given module may still fail, and opening the
database using that module may still fail.
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