abg/misc

config4py
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config4py is a simple config library that handles ini-like
config files as python dicts.

config4py supports configspecs in a very similar fashion to 
_ConfigObj: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html

Examples
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Basic config syntax:

simple.conf:

  [config]
  foo = bar
  
  # config4py supports %include directives
  %include extended.conf

extended.conf:

  [config]
  bar = baz
  
  [other]
  boz = foobarbaz

>>> from config4py import Config
>>> Config.read(['simple.conf'])
{'config': {'foo': u'override'}, 'other': {'boz': u'foo,bar,baz'}}


Validate simple dictionary values:

>>> from config4py import Config, Configspec
>>> cfg = Config({ 'port' : '3306' })
>>> cfgspec = Configspec({ 'port' : 'integer' })
>>> cfgspec.validate(cfg)
{'port': 3306}

Validate a config file:

example.conf:
[example]
exclude-list = foo, bar, baz

>>> from config4py import Config, Configspec
>>> cfg = Config.read(['example.conf'])
>>> spec = Configspec({ 'example' : { 'exclude-list' : 'list' } })
>>> spec.validate(cfg)
{'example': {'exclude-list': [u'foo', u'bar', u'baz']}}