2 files changed, 36 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Formula/python.rb b/Library/Formula/python.rb
index 8f91d998d..57bd1cc03 100644
--- a/Library/Formula/python.rb
+++ b/Library/Formula/python.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ class Python < Formula
     ]
   end
 
+  def patches
+    # fix for recognizing gdbm 1.9.x databases
+    # patch is already upstream: http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/14cafb8d1480
+    DATA
+  end
+
   # Skip binaries so modules will load; skip lib because it is mostly Python files
   skip_clean ['bin', 'lib']
 
@@ -156,3 +162,15 @@ class Python < Formula
     HOMEBREW_PREFIX+"share/python"
   end
 end
+
+__END__
+diff --git a/Lib/whichdb.py b/Lib/whichdb.py
+--- a/Lib/whichdb.py
++++ b/Lib/whichdb.py
+@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def whichdb(filename):
+         return ""
+ 
+     # Check for GNU dbm
+-    if magic == 0x13579ace:
++    if magic in (0x13579ace, 0x13579acd, 0x13579acf):
+         return "gdbm"
diff --git a/Library/Formula/python3.rb b/Library/Formula/python3.rb
index 9b1ab6d76..5e65373e7 100644
--- a/Library/Formula/python3.rb
+++ b/Library/Formula/python3.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ class Python3 < Formula
   # Skip binaries so modules will load; skip lib because it is mostly Python files
   skip_clean ['bin', 'lib']
 
+  def patches
+    # fix for recognizing gdbm 1.9.x databases
+    # patch is already upstream: http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/7a41855b6196
+    DATA
+  end
+
   # The Cellar location of site-packages
   # This location is different for Framework builds
   def site_packages
@@ -159,3 +165,15 @@ class Python3 < Formula
     HOMEBREW_PREFIX+"share/python3"
   end
 end
+
+__END__
+diff --git a/Lib/dbm/__init__.py b/Lib/dbm/__init__.py
+--- a/Lib/dbm/__init__.py
++++ b/Lib/dbm/__init__.py
+@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def whichdb(filename):
+         return ""
+ 
+     # Check for GNU dbm
+-    if magic == 0x13579ace:
++    if magic in (0x13579ace, 0x13579acd, 0x13579acf):
+         return "dbm.gnu"