Use the helper method for parsing the config

handlers/label_watchers/__init__.py

@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 from eventhandler import EventHandler
-import ConfigParser
+from helpers import get_people_from_config
+
 import os
 
 LABEL_WATCHERS_CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
                                           'watchers.ini')
 
 
-def get_label_config():
-    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-    config.read(LABEL_WATCHERS_CONFIG_FILE)
-    return config
-
-
 def build_label_message(mentions):
     message = ['cc']
     for watcher in mentions:
@@ -23,13 +18,9 @@ def build_label_message(mentions):
 class LabelWatchersHandler(EventHandler):
     def on_issue_labeled(self, api, payload):
         new_label = payload['label']['name']
-        config = get_label_config()
-
-        repo = api.owner + '/' + api.repo
-        try:
-            watchers = config.items(repo)
-        except ConfigParser.NoSectionError:
-            return  # No watchers
+        watchers = get_people_from_config(api, LABEL_WATCHERS_CONFIG_FILE)
+        if not watchers:
+            return
 
         mentions = []
         creator = None

helpers.py

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 
 
 def get_people_from_config(api, config_abs_path):
+    '''
+    Gets the people listed under a particular repo from a config file.
+    Note that the names (despite how they're in the file) will always
+    be parsed to 'lowercase'.
+    '''
     config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
     config.read(config_abs_path)
     repo = api.owner + '/' + api.repo