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\modulesynopsis{Configuration file parser.}
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\sectionauthor{Christopher G. Petrilli}{petrilli@amber.org}
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This module defines the class \class{ConfigParser}. The
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\class{ConfigParser} class implements a basic configuration file
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This module defines the class \class{ConfigParser}.
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\indexii{.ini}{file}\indexii{configuration}{file}\index{ini file}
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\index{Windows ini file}
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The \class{ConfigParser} class implements a basic configuration file
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parser language which provides a structure similar to what you would
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find on Microsoft Windows INI files. You can use this to write Python
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find on Microsoft Windows INI files. You can use this to write Python
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programs which can be customized by end users easily.
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The configuration file consists of sections, lead by a
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\samp{[section]} header and followed by \samp{name: value} entries,
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with continuations in the style of \rfc{822}. The optional values
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can contain format strings which refer to other values in the same
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section, or values in a special \code{DEFAULT} section. Additional
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defaults can be provided upon initialization and retrieval. Lines
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beginning with \character{\#} are ignored and may be used to provide
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comments.
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with continuations in the style of \rfc{822}; \samp{name=value} is
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also accepted. The optional values can contain format strings which
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refer to other values in the same section, or values in a special
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\code{DEFAULT} section. Additional defaults can be provided upon
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initialization and retrieval. Lines beginning with \character{\#} are
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ignored and may be used to provide comments.
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For example:
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