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• python-cdb
  Python bindings for fast, dbm-like lookups with atomic updates.
• fdsend
  Flexible file and file descriptor passing for Python.
• File-FnMatch
  fnmatch(3) in Perl.
• POSIX-RT-Semaphore
  Perl bindings to POSIX 1.b semaphores.
• pynids
  Python bindings to libnids.
• pysavi
  Python bindings to Sophos libSAVI (anti-virus) interface.
• Socket-MsgHdr
  Perl extension for sendmsg(2) and recvmsg(2) socketry.
• (small conveniences)
  doalarm, for running commands under an alarm. rewind0, for resetting stdin in shell scripts. shuffle, for shuffling command-line arguments (man page). Small shell conveniences.

Most popular: python-cdb

D. J. Bernstein's constant database library adapted as a python extension module. Like GDBM and kin, cdb files map keys to values. The file format boasts wickedly fast lookups and atomic updates.

Current version: 0.34 (2009-09-04; Change: support py25, py26)

• python-cdb-0.34.tar.gz
• README
• Example
• ChangeLog

Other cdb adaptations include: CDB_File (perl), ruby-cdb (ruby) dba (PHP's DB abstraction), luacdb (lua), sg-cdb (java), cdbFile (java). Of note, TMDA is an MTA-neutral, anti-spam system implemented in python and supporting cdb.