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# set_defbase

## Name

set_defbase -- set default database name specification [DV]

## Synopsis

    set_defbase(database)

### Parameters

database

  New default database name (string/`None`).

### Return Type

string or `None`

  Previous default database name specification.

### Exceptions

`TypeError`

  Bad argument type, or too many arguments.

## Description

`set_defbase()` sets the default database name for new connections. If `None` is supplied as parameter, environment variables will be used in future connections. It returns the previous setting for default database name.

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