This module provides the ConfigParser class which implements a basic configuration language in INI files. You can use this to write Python programs which can be customized by end users easily.
All return values from ConfigParser.ConfigParser().get
are strings. It can be converted to more common types thanks to eval
Configuration file contains sections, each section contains keys and values. configparser module can be used to read and write config files. Creating the configuration file:-
import configparser
config = configparser.ConfigParser()
config['settings']={'resolution':'320x240',
'color':'blue'}
with open('example.ini', 'w') as configfile:
config.write(configfile)
The output file contains below structure
[settings]
resolution = 320x240
color = blue
If you want to change particular field ,get the field and assign the value
settings=config['settings']
settings['color']='red'
In config.ini:
[DEFAULT]
debug = True
name = Test
password = password
[FILES]
path = /path/to/file
In Python:
from ConfigParser import ConfigParser
config = ConfigParser()
#Load configuration file
config.read("config.ini")
# Access the key "debug" in "DEFAULT" section
config.get("DEFAULT", "debug")
# Return 'True'
# Access the key "path" in "FILES" destion
config.get("FILES", "path")
# Return '/path/to/file'