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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- 
+
+import shelve
+
+def read(afile):
+	d=shelve.open(afile,writeback=True)
+	for k in d.keys():
+		globals()[k]=d[k]
+	d.close()
+	
+def load(d):
+	for k in d.keys():
+		if k[0]!="_":
+			globals()[k]=d[k]
+		
+def reference(var,noms):
+	sizex=len(var)
+	if len(noms)==2: sizey=len(var[0])
+	for x in range(sizex):
+		for y in range(sizey):		
+			print var[x][y]['level']
+			var[x][y][noms[0]]=x
+			if len(noms)==2: var[x][y][noms[1]]=y		
+
+
+read("/home/horde/.wirechem/dbdata")
+print Uworlds
+print finished
+print len(Uworlds[0])
+reference(Uworlds,['world','level'])
+
+