diff -Naur Python-3.8.0-orig/setup.py Python-3.8.0/setup.py --- Python-3.8.0-orig/setup.py 2019-10-22 10:04:16.342687000 +0300 +++ Python-3.8.0/setup.py 2019-10-22 10:04:48.353943200 +0300 @@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ if dbm_args: dbm_order = [arg.split('=')[-1] for arg in dbm_args][-1].split(":") else: - dbm_order = "ndbm:gdbm:bdb".split(":") + dbm_order = [] dbmext = None for cand in dbm_order: if cand == "ndbm":