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diff --git a/pym/cache/template.py b/pym/cache/template.py
index d19bb8892..6457f59e5 100644
--- a/pym/cache/template.py
+++ b/pym/cache/template.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class database(object):
return tuple(self.iterkeys())
def iterkeys(self):
- raise NotImplementedError
+ return iter(self)
def iteritems(self):
for x in self.iterkeys():
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ class database(object):
raise NotImplementedError
return self.has_key(cpv)
+ def __iter__(self):
+ """This method should always be overridden. It is provided only for
+ backward compatibility with modules that override iterkeys instead. It
+ will automatically raise a NotImplementedError if iterkeys has not been
+ overridden."""
+ if self.iterkeys is database.iterkeys:
+ # prevent a possible recursive loop
+ raise NotImplementedError(self)
+ return self.iterkeys()
+
def get(self, k, x=None):
try:
return self[k]