ConfigParser is a Python module for reading and writing configuration files that have a structure similar to those of INI files in Microsoft Windows.
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How do I get the location of the entry module in python?
I know I can use __file__ and os.path.* to figure out the path of the current module. What about the entry module?
I'm trying to load an ini file into ConfigParser from a module based on the hostname, but I want it to be relative to the entry…
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Python 2, ConfigParser: retrieving the line number of a section/option
Is there a way in the Package "ConfigParser" to obtain the line-number in which the Parser had read a specific section or key?
INI-File
[section1]
option1=3
option2=4
[section2]
option3=right
i.e. a method that returns the line-number…
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How to read config(.ini) file in python which will work on 2.7 and 3.x python
Should I use ConfigParser which is compatible with python 2.7 and 3.x or do you suggest any other module in python which is compatible with both versions of python for reading config file?
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Python Config Parser can't find section?
I'm trying to use ConfigParser to read a .cfg file for my pygame game. I can't get it to function for some reason. The code looks like this:
import ConfigParser
def main():
config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
config.read('options.cfg')
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Use of external modules in a logging configuration file
I have setup the following configuration file for the logging module in python2.7 with…
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Use variables in another section in Python ConfigParser
I know I can use %(values)s to use the exist variable in the config file. But it seems that I can only use the variable in the same section. Is there any way to use the variable in other sections?
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How To Read and Write to a INI file in Python
How to edit an INI file in Python 2.7
I am trying to edit an INI config file that already has the Sections and Options I need. However I need to update the values depending on a checkboxlist in wxPython. Currently everything is working :), but I…
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Python ConfigParser: how to work out options set in a specific section (rather than defaults)
I have a config file that I read using the RawConfigParser in the standard ConfigParser library. My config file has a [DEFAULT] section followed by a [specific] section. When I loop through the options in the [specific] section, it includes the ones…
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python dictionary from config parser if value and "%(" in value: argument of type 'int' is not iterable
Getting this error in as random, sometimes appear, sometimes not:
for i in range(1,32):
sezione = "GRP"+str(i)
dizionarioGRP = dict(config.items(sezione))
print int(dizionarioGRP['r'])
and this is the error
File…
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config parser: Choosing name and value delimiter
Let's say I have one test.ini file with the following lines:
[A]
name1 [0,1]=0
name2 a:b:c / A:B:C [0,1]=1
When I parse it like this:
A = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
with codecs.open('test.ini', 'r') as f:
A.optionxform = str
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How can I remove the white characters from configuration file?
I would like to modify the samba configuration file using python.
This is my code
from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
parser = SafeConfigParser()
parser.read( '/etc/samba/smb.conf' )
for section in parser.sections():
print section
for…
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Is something like ConfigParser appropriate for saving state (key, value) between runs?
I want to save a set of key, value pairs (string, int) between runs of a Python program, reload them on subsequent runs and write the changes to be available on the next run.
I don't think of this data as a configuration file, but it would fit the…
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Parsing a hierarchical config file structure with Python
I'm using ConfigParser for a project with a configuration file that is getting to large. I plan to split it but maintain a central config file that points to the others.
I haven't seen this in the documentation, but can ConfigParser handle a…
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Python 2.x - ConfigParser stripping blank lines in multiline value
The following is the file parsed by ConfigParser:
[Ticket]
description = This is a multiline string.
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As described by the official Python wiki for ConfigParser examples, here is the helper function:
def ConfigSectionMap(section):
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How to use '#' character in INI file?
I am having a trouble with connecting MSSQL to python using Configparser, and one of DB's password has included a character '#'.
Since we don't use escape character " in INI file, then how should I use a character #? (byw, I can't change the…
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