diff -up Python-3.2.2/Lib/dbm/__init__.py.gdbm-1.9-magic Python-3.2.2/Lib/dbm/__init__.py --- Python-3.2.2/Lib/dbm/__init__.py.gdbm-1.9-magic 2011-09-03 12:16:40.000000000 -0400 +++ Python-3.2.2/Lib/dbm/__init__.py 2011-09-30 15:47:27.488863694 -0400 @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def whichdb(filename): return "" # Check for GNU dbm - if magic == 0x13579ace: + if magic in (0x13579ace, 0x13579acd, 0x13579acf): return "dbm.gnu" # Later versions of Berkeley db hash file have a 12-byte pad in diff -up Python-3.2.2/Misc/NEWS.gdbm-1.9-magic Python-3.2.2/Misc/NEWS