How do I use the config parser?

[noagbodjivictor]

Hi,
I need a specific example. I have seen the docs, but I don't all the
stuffs there.

So basically, I need my config file to be created and read by my
script.

Here is a snippet

# read old actions
from ConfigParser import ConfigParser

fp = open(makepath('App\qt_actions.conf'))
configdict = ConfigParser()
configdict.readfp(fp)


Now I want to know how to read a section, a section attribute's value,
and to write thoses back after reading.

Thanks

 

[Rob Williscroft]

wrote in in
comp.lang.python:

Hi,
I need a specific example. I have seen the docs, but I don't all the
stuffs there.

from ConfigParser import ConfigParser

Now I want to know how to read a section, a section attribute's value,
and to write thoses back after reading.

ConfigParser is derived from RawConfigParser, so you need
to look at RawConfigParser's docs here:

http://docs.python.org/lib/RawConfigParser-objects.html


Rob.

 

[Fuzzyman]

Hi,
I need a specific example. I have seen the docs, but I don't all the
stuffs there.

So basically, I need my config file to be created and read by my
script.

Here is a snippet

# read old actions
from ConfigParser import ConfigParser

fp = open(makepath('App\qt_actions.conf'))
configdict = ConfigParser()
configdict.readfp(fp)

Now I want to know how to read a section, a section attribute's value,
and to write thoses back after reading.

You could do it simply with ConfigObj ( http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html
):

from configobj import ConfigObj

config = ConfigObj(filename)
section = config['Section Name']
value = section['value']

.....

section['value'] = newValue
config.write()

All the best,


Fuzzyman
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/articles.shtml

 

[Larry Bates]

Hi,
I need a specific example. I have seen the docs, but I don't all the
stuffs there.

So basically, I need my config file to be created and read by my
script.

Here is a snippet

# read old actions
from ConfigParser import ConfigParser

fp = open(makepath('App\qt_actions.conf'))
configdict = ConfigParser()
configdict.readfp(fp)


Now I want to know how to read a section, a section attribute's value,
and to write thoses back after reading.

Thanks

The best place to start is always:

import ConfigParser
help(ConfigParser)


Example:

section='INIT'
option='logfile'

logfile=configdict.get(section, option)

most of the methods are self explanitory.

-Larry