# run me standalone to initialize the database files import shelve, pickle inventoryFile = 'Dbase/dbinventory' buyerFile = 'Dbase/dbbuyers' def dbase_init(): Inventory = shelve.open(inventoryFile, 'c') Inventory['111'] = 10 Inventory['555'] = 1 Inventory['444'] = 100 Inventory['222'] = 5 # keys are strings Inventory.close() # vals are integers Buyers = open(buyerFile, 'w') pickle.dump(['GRossum', 'JOusterhout', 'LWall'], Buyers) Buyers.close() if __name__ == '__main__': dbase_init()