Open functions in dbm submodule should support path-like objects

[DavidMertz]

BPO	45133
Nosy	@DavidMertz, @hakancelik96
PRs	bpo-40563: Support pathlike objects on dbm/shelve #20274

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labels = ['tests', 'type-feature', 'library', '3.11']
title = 'Open functions in dbm submodule should support path-like objects'
updated_at = <Date 2021-09-09.00:41:00.030>
user = 'https://github.com/DavidMertz'

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type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45133'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

[DavidMertz]

Evan Greenup via Python-ideas

Currently, in Python 3.9, dbm.open(), dbm.gnu.open() and dbm.ndbm.open() doesn't support path-like object, class defined in pathlib.

It would be nice to add support with it.

[DavidMertz]

Oops... I missed prior closely related or identical issue at: https://bugs.python.org/issue40563