diff --git a/scrapy/contrib_exp/pipeline/shoveitem.py b/scrapy/contrib_exp/pipeline/shoveitem.py
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--- a/scrapy/contrib_exp/pipeline/shoveitem.py
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-"""
-A pipeline to persist objects using shove. 
-
-Shove is a "new generation" shelve. For more information see: 
-http://pypi.python.org/pypi/shove
-"""
-
-from string import Template
-
-from shove import Shove
-from scrapy.xlib.pydispatch import dispatcher
-
-from scrapy import log
-from scrapy.core import signals
-from scrapy.conf import settings
-from scrapy.core.exceptions import NotConfigured
-
-class ShoveItemPipeline(object):
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.uritpl = settings['SHOVEITEM_STORE_URI']
-        if not self.uritpl:
-            raise NotConfigured
-        self.opts = settings['SHOVEITEM_STORE_OPT'] or {}
-        self.stores = {}
-
-        dispatcher.connect(self.spider_opened, signal=signals.spider_opened)
-        dispatcher.connect(self.spider_closed, signal=signals.spider_closed)
-
-    def process_item(self, spider, item):
-        guid = str(item.guid)
-
-        if guid in self.stores[spider]:
-            if self.stores[spider][guid] == item:
-                status = 'old'
-            else:
-                status = 'upd'
-        else:
-            status = 'new'
-
-        if not status == 'old':
-            self.stores[spider][guid] = item
-        self.log(spider, item, status)
-        return item
-
-    def spider_opened(self, spider):
-        uri = Template(self.uritpl).substitute(domain=spider.domain_name)
-        self.stores[spider] = Shove(uri, **self.opts)
-
-    def spider_closed(self, spider):
-        self.stores[spider].sync()
-
-    def log(self, spider, item, status):
-        log.msg("Shove (%s): Item guid=%s" % (status, item.guid), level=log.DEBUG, \
-            spider=spider)