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+    "If you get an error like `db type could not be determined`, the most likely cause is that a file with the same name already exists but is not a valid shelve database (for example, it may be corrupted or created by something else).\n",
+    "\n",
+    "In that case, the simplest solution is to delete the existing file and run the code again so that `shelve.open` can create a new database."
+   ]
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