How do I use the config parser?

[noagbodjivictor@gmail.com]

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.read fp(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]

Re: How do I use the config parser?

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comp.lang.pytho n:

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.
--

http://www.victim-prime.dsl.pipex.com/

[Fuzzyman]

Re: How do I use the config parser?

On May 5, 8:13 pm, noagbodjivic... @gmail.com wrote:

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.read fp(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(filen ame)
section = config['Section Name']
value = section['value']

.....

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

All the best,


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

Thanks

[Larry Bates]

Re: How do I use the config parser?

noagbodjivictor @gmail.com wrote:

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.read fp(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(ConfigPars er)


Example:

section='INIT'
option='logfile '

logfile=configd ict.get(section , option)

most of the methods are self explanitory.

-Larry