ConfigObj 4.3.2 review

ConfigObj is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer: an ini file round tripper

License: BSD License File size: 0K Developer: Michael Foord & Nicola Larosa

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ConfigObj is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer: an ini file round tripper. ConfigObj's main feature is that it is very easy to use, with a straightforward programmer's interface and a simple syntax for config files.

Here are some key features of "ConfigObj":
Nested sections (subsections), to any level
List values
Multiple line values
String interpolation (substitution)
Integrated with a powerful validation system
including automatic type checking/conversion
repeated sections
and allowing default values
All comments in the file are preserved
The order of keys/sections is preserved
No external dependencies

ConfigObj 4 is a complete rewrite of ConfigObj. A great deal has been simplified and improved since ConfigObj 3. If you have used ConfigObj before then you need to read the section on backwards compatibility.

ConfigObj now has a barrage of doctests built into it, testing almost every feature. Run python configobj.py -v to see them in action. Despite the tests, ConfigObj 4 is actually smaller than version 3 and has no external dependencies.

What's New in This Release:
This is a bugfix and minor feature enhancement release.
It makes exception handling cleaner and fixes a few minor bugs.