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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 to get configuration file path with configparser object

The code below initiates the conf variable which is an instance of the Configuration class which inherits from ConfigParser. In its __init__ method it reads the config_file and stores its configuration context in a memory. How can I get a file path…
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Placement of config file reading

I'm developing a CLI python program and I'm using ConfigParser. I know this is probably more to preference than anything else, but currently my configuration reading script is in config.py in a package. Would I be better off placing my configuration…
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No module named "backport.configparser"

I have installed configparser using "pip install configparser" to get configparser-3.5.0, and is on my PYTHONPATH. But when i use it as "import configparser", i am seeing an error "No module named backports.configparser". conigparser.py use this…
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ConfigParser removes quotes from empty values

I have an INI windows file with the following format: [STRINGS] property 1 = "hello" property 2 = "" PROPERTY 3 = "" but if I get values using ConfigParser init_values= ConfigParser.RawConfigParser(allow_no_value=True) init_values.optionxform =…
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Centos Python 3: ConfigParser using environment variables and cross references

When I try to get the values using ConfigParser, I am not able to get certain values from environment variables in my .ini file Interpolating variable names are printing variables as it is without value substitution. Below is my…
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Should user data be stored in a config file?

I'm developing a CLI for a web todolist service. I'm done with the backend and have just started to write the CLI functions. Before I start, I tought what the best way was to store user data. I'm using ConfigParser for storing user specified…
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How do I put a semicolon in a value in Python configparser?

I need to specify a password on the right side of the equals sign in a Python configparser file, but semicolon is the comment character. Escaping with \ does not work. How can I pass the string "foo;" as a value in configparser?
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Modify parameter values of sections in INI files Python

I have a .ini file which I want to modify a particular section. So for example, [Section1] Param1: Hello Param2: World [Section2] fontsize = 10 [Section3] integers = 971 508 1076 561 I want to modify the integers in section 3 and replace them…
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SafeConfigParser.read() with file object instead of string

I'm using Click to pass in an argument that is a file name. This file name is meant to be used by ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser.read() to read an ini file. Unfortunately, Click passes in a file object which read() cannot handle. Is there a way to…
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ConfigParser get all keys with duplicates

ini file: [main] key_1=1 key_2=2 key_1=3 Python: config_parser = ConfigParser() config_parser.optionxform = str config_parser.read('config.ini') for section in config_parser.sections(): for key in dict(config_parser.items(section)): …
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ConfigParser.NoSectionError: No section: 'options'

I tried to read a config file of odoo 8 but getting this error: My config file looks like: [options] #This is the password that allows database operations: admin_passwd = admin db_host = False db_port = False db_user = kabeer db_password =…
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SafeConfigParser: sections and environment variables

(Using Python 3.4.3) I want to use environment variables in my config file and I read that I should use SafeConfigParser with os.environ as parameter to achieve it. [test] mytest = %(HOME)s/.config/my_folder Since I need to get all the options in a…
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Kivy- Packaging to Windows fails: "No module named ConfigParser"

I am trying to package a kivy application for Windows, and after following the instructions in the Kivy website for the example TouchTracer app, I get an ImportError: No Module named ConfigParser message when trying to open the .exe file in the dist…
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how to interpolate the section-name with configparser

I'm using configparser to read configuration for a backup-system. one of the options (the output path) often includes the section-name…
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Nicely parsing a multiline config file in python

I need a config file to generate my scripts. [PATHS] elements = elementA,elementB,elementC,elementD,elementE,elementF,elementG,elementH,elementJ,elementK As you notice after a point the line gets too long. I can not keep track of the elements…
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