Reading config.ini in PythonWin.

[Vesa Leppanen]

Hi,

I am new in python-list and quite new in Python programming as well. I
am working mainly with GIS and using Esri's geoprocessing tools.

I want to use .ini file to set the parameters, especially paths, in my
project. PythonWin 2.1. is my version.

Why do I get the default back in the case below? Any way around?

The Paths,Temp is c:/temp.

 

[Dennis Lee Bieber]

The Paths,Temp is c:/temp.

Well, if written as a literal in code that is
c:<tab>emp
not
c:\temp
You never show us the contents of the INI file...
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[Dennis Lee Bieber]

Well, if written as a literal in code that is
c:<tab>emp
not
c:\temp

IGNORE that... I'm not awake yet... \t would have been the <tab>,
no?

However, the second half still applies

You never show us the contents of the INI file...

However, looking deeper... The same problem seems to be showing up
using ConfigParser...

-=-=-=-=-=-
[Paths]
temp=c:\temp
-=-=-=-=-=-

import ConfigParser
config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
config.read("e:\\config.ini") ['e:\\config.ini']
config.get("Paths", "temp", vars={"temp":"c:/"}) 'c:/'
config.get("Paths", "temp") 'c:\\temp'

del config
config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser({"temp":"c:/", "noSuch":"Who?"})
config.read("e:\\config.ini") ['e:\\config.ini']
config.get("Paths", "temp") 'c:\\temp'
config.get("Paths", "noSuch") 'Who?'
config.get("Paths", "noSuch", vars={"noSuch":"Why?"}) 'Why?'
config.get("Paths", "temp", vars={"temp":"blah"}) 'blah'

Odd... specifying a default on the .get() seems to override a
default set on the instantiation AND overrides the value IN the file...
But the defaults on the instantiation do not override a .get() without
defaults.

I'd suggest using ConfigParser, if possible, rather than the win32ui
functions as the former is portable, and does look to have a means of
working...
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[Gabriel Genellina]

However, looking deeper... The same problem seems to be showing up
using ConfigParser...
Odd... specifying a default on the .get() seems to override a
default set on the instantiation AND overrides the value IN the file...
But the defaults on the instantiation do not override a .get() without
defaults.

Already reported as a bug:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1090076&group_id=5470&atid=105470

I'd suggest using ConfigParser, if possible, rather than the win32ui
functions as the former is portable, and does look to have a means of
working...

Just don't use defaults to be safe...


Gabriel Genellina
Softlab SRL





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