configdict
parses INI-style configuration files into Python
dictionaries. Given a file like this:
[DEFAULT] in stock = yes [widgets] price = 110.00 size = large options = this \ that \ and \ the other thing
You can do this:
>>> import configdict >>> cf = configdict.ConfigDict('sample.conf')
And get this:
>>> import pprint >>> pprint.pprint(cf) {'DEFAULT': {'in stock': 'yes'}, '__GLOBAL__': {}, 'widgets': {'options': 'this that and the other thing', 'price': '110.00', 'size': 'large'}}
And do this:
>>> print cf['widgets']['in stock'] yes
The editini
script included in recent versions of configdict
allows
you to edit ini-style configuration files "on the fly". The script
supports the following options:
-g GROUP, --group=GROUP -v VALUE, --value=VALUE -d DELETE, --delete=DELETE -D, --delete-group
These options allow you to add, modify, or remote items from a configuration file. For example, you can do this:
$ editini -g widgets \ -v 'comment=These are great!' \ -d options < sample.conf
And get this:
[DEFAULT] in stock = yes [widgets] comment = These are great! price = 110.00 size = large
Or you delete entire sections:
$ editini -g widgets -D < sample.conf [DEFAULT] in stock = yes