diff --git a/rdflib/graph.py b/rdflib/graph.py
index 3a84dcf246..b3d16c4819 100644
--- a/rdflib/graph.py
+++ b/rdflib/graph.py
@@ -562,7 +562,9 @@ def rollback(self: _GraphT) -> _GraphT:
         self.__store.rollback()
         return self
 
-    def open(self, configuration: str, create: bool = False) -> Optional[int]:
+    def open(
+        self, configuration: Union[str, tuple[str, str]], create: bool = False
+    ) -> Optional[int]:
         """Open the graph store
 
         Might be necessary for stores that require opening a connection to a
@@ -2824,7 +2826,7 @@ def commit(self) -> NoReturn:
     def rollback(self) -> NoReturn:
         raise ModificationException()
 
-    def open(self, configuration: str, create: bool = False) -> None:
+    def open(self, configuration: str | tuple[str, str], create: bool = False) -> None:
         # TODO: is there a use case for this method?
         for graph in self.graphs:
             # type error: Too many arguments for "open" of "Graph"
diff --git a/rdflib/plugins/stores/auditable.py b/rdflib/plugins/stores/auditable.py
index b8fb534195..ca2c7d79b0 100644
--- a/rdflib/plugins/stores/auditable.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugins/stores/auditable.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import threading
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generator, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Generator, Iterator, List, Optional, Tuple, Union
 
 from rdflib.graph import ConjunctiveGraph, Graph
 from rdflib.store import Store
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ def __init__(self, store: Store):
         ] = []
         self.rollbackLock = threading.RLock()
 
-    def open(self, configuration: str, create: bool = True) -> Optional[int]:
+    def open(
+        self, configuration: Union[str, tuple[str, str]], create: bool = True
+    ) -> Optional[int]:
         return self.store.open(configuration, create)
 
     def close(self, commit_pending_transaction: bool = False) -> None:
diff --git a/rdflib/plugins/stores/berkeleydb.py b/rdflib/plugins/stores/berkeleydb.py
index 12009787cd..11195432f3 100644
--- a/rdflib/plugins/stores/berkeleydb.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugins/stores/berkeleydb.py
@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@
 from os import mkdir
 from os.path import abspath, exists
 from threading import Thread
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Dict, Generator, List, Optional, Tuple
+from typing import (
+    TYPE_CHECKING,
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    Dict,
+    Generator,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Tuple,
+    Union,
+)
 from urllib.request import pathname2url
 
 from rdflib.store import NO_STORE, VALID_STORE, Store
@@ -127,10 +137,16 @@ def _init_db_environment(
     def is_open(self) -> bool:
         return self.__open
 
-    def open(self, path: str, create: bool = True) -> Optional[int]:
+    def open(
+        self, configuration: Union[str, tuple[str, str]], create: bool = True
+    ) -> Optional[int]:
         if not has_bsddb:
             return NO_STORE
-        homeDir = path  # noqa: N806
+
+        if type(configuration) is str:
+            homeDir = configuration  # noqa: N806
+        else:
+            raise Exception("Invalid configuration provided")
 
         if self.__identifier is None:
             self.__identifier = URIRef(pathname2url(abspath(homeDir)))
diff --git a/rdflib/plugins/stores/sparqlstore.py b/rdflib/plugins/stores/sparqlstore.py
index e7a9723e8c..d63986b143 100644
--- a/rdflib/plugins/stores/sparqlstore.py
+++ b/rdflib/plugins/stores/sparqlstore.py
@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ def __init__(
         self._queries = 0
 
     # type error: Missing return statement
-    def open(self, configuration: str, create: bool = False) -> Optional[int]:  # type: ignore[return]
+    def open(self, configuration: Union[str, tuple[str, str]], create: bool = False) -> Optional[int]:  # type: ignore[return]
         """This method is included so that calls to this Store via Graph, e.g. Graph("SPARQLStore"),
         can set the required parameters
         """
-        if type(configuration) == str:  # noqa: E721
+        if type(configuration) is str:
             self.query_endpoint = configuration
         else:
             raise Exception(
diff --git a/rdflib/store.py b/rdflib/store.py
index 9cada631d7..86dabf1854 100644
--- a/rdflib/store.py
+++ b/rdflib/store.py
@@ -205,9 +205,10 @@ def node_pickler(self) -> NodePickler:
     def create(self, configuration: str) -> None:
         self.dispatcher.dispatch(StoreCreatedEvent(configuration=configuration))
 
-    def open(self, configuration: str, create: bool = False) -> Optional[int]:
-        """
-        Opens the store specified by the configuration string. If
+    def open(
+        self, configuration: Union[str, tuple[str, str]], create: bool = False
+    ) -> Optional[int]:
+        """Opens the store specified by the configuration string or tuple. If
         create is True a store will be created if it does not already
         exist. If create is False and a store does not already exist
         an exception is raised. An exception is also raised if a store