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[3.12] Docs: use placeholders in dbm flag param docs (GH-114482) (#114497)

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Also correct the default flag param for dbm.dumb.open();
it's 'c', not 'r'.
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Co-authored-by: Erlend E. Aasland <erlend@python.org>
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@ -36,6 +36,21 @@ the Oracle Berkeley DB.
.. versionchanged:: 3.11
Accepts :term:`path-like object` for filename.
.. Substitutions for the open() flag param docs;
all submodules use the same text.
.. |flag_r| replace::
Open existing database for reading only.
.. |flag_w| replace::
Open existing database for reading and writing.
.. |flag_c| replace::
Open database for reading and writing, creating it if it doesn't exist.
.. |flag_n| replace::
Always create a new, empty database, open for reading and writing.
.. function:: open(file, flag='r', mode=0o666)
Open the database file *file* and return a corresponding object.
@ -46,21 +61,13 @@ the Oracle Berkeley DB.
The optional *flag* argument can be:
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| Value | Meaning |
+=========+===========================================+
| ``'r'`` | Open existing database for reading only |
| | (default) |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'w'`` | Open existing database for reading and |
| | writing |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'c'`` | Open database for reading and writing, |
| | creating it if it doesn't exist |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'n'`` | Always create a new, empty database, open |
| | for reading and writing |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
.. csv-table::
:header: "Value", "Meaning"
``'r'`` (default), |flag_r|
``'w'``, |flag_w|
``'c'``, |flag_c|
``'n'``, |flag_n|
The optional *mode* argument is the Unix mode of the file, used only when the
database has to be created. It defaults to octal ``0o666`` (and will be
@ -165,21 +172,13 @@ supported.
The optional *flag* argument can be:
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| Value | Meaning |
+=========+===========================================+
| ``'r'`` | Open existing database for reading only |
| | (default) |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'w'`` | Open existing database for reading and |
| | writing |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'c'`` | Open database for reading and writing, |
| | creating it if it doesn't exist |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'n'`` | Always create a new, empty database, open |
| | for reading and writing |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
.. csv-table::
:header: "Value", "Meaning"
``'r'`` (default), |flag_r|
``'w'``, |flag_w|
``'c'``, |flag_c|
``'n'``, |flag_n|
The following additional characters may be appended to the flag to control
how the database is opened:
@ -290,21 +289,13 @@ to locate the appropriate header file to simplify building this module.
The optional *flag* argument must be one of these values:
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| Value | Meaning |
+=========+===========================================+
| ``'r'`` | Open existing database for reading only |
| | (default) |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'w'`` | Open existing database for reading and |
| | writing |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'c'`` | Open database for reading and writing, |
| | creating it if it doesn't exist |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'n'`` | Always create a new, empty database, open |
| | for reading and writing |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
.. csv-table::
:header: "Value", "Meaning"
``'r'`` (default), |flag_r|
``'w'``, |flag_w|
``'c'``, |flag_c|
``'n'``, |flag_n|
The optional *mode* argument is the Unix mode of the file, used only when the
database has to be created. It defaults to octal ``0o666`` (and will be
@ -363,21 +354,13 @@ The module defines the following:
The optional *flag* argument can be:
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| Value | Meaning |
+=========+===========================================+
| ``'r'`` | Open existing database for reading only |
| | (default) |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'w'`` | Open existing database for reading and |
| | writing |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'c'`` | Open database for reading and writing, |
| | creating it if it doesn't exist |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
| ``'n'`` | Always create a new, empty database, open |
| | for reading and writing |
+---------+-------------------------------------------+
.. csv-table::
:header: "Value", "Meaning"
``'r'``, |flag_r|
``'w'``, |flag_w|
``'c'`` (default), |flag_c|
``'n'``, |flag_n|
The optional *mode* argument is the Unix mode of the file, used only when the
database has to be created. It defaults to octal ``0o666`` (and will be modified