best way to store dbm records?

[Michael B. Allen]

Fredrik Lundh wrote in message ...
>> Then, to get a record out I eval it like this:
>>
>>  dbmrecord = eval(db[key])
>>  (a,v,d,x,o,r,f) = dbmrecord
>>
>> Will this work reliably or is there a better way?
>
>as long as you stick to simple types, and trust whoever
>is putting data in the database...
>
>(if someone can mess with your database, that "eval" call
>can do things you didn't expect -- including erasing all your
>files, sending nasty mail, etc).


Oh, yeah. Duh.

Mike