[Zope-dev] ZODB3 - updated stored objects

[Michel Pelletier]

Thomas Weholt wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I read somewhere on www.zope.org that each time you update an object stored
> in ZODB3 a new record will be appended. Does this mean the entire object
> will be stored in a new location with the updated values? If so, isn`t that
> kinda dumb,

No.

> at least if there`s no way to override this "feature"? Anyhow, I
> want to store several big custom objects in ZODB. These objects can be
> frequently updated, and I`d like to update the previously stored object, not
> store the entire thing again.
> 
> Can anybody clarify or give me hints on how to do this?

Use BerkeleyStorage.  It does not store previous revisions of objects.

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