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A simple class for converting a *.cfg file to a Python Dictionary

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-- ConfigToDictionary
Convert a python config file of to a python dictionary

-- Example
Return the information in `info.cfg` as a `JSON` response from a `Flask` server:

info.cfg
----------
[info]
name = risk
version = 1
description = A simple game of chance. Risk 1000 Satoshis, win 2000, or lose them all.
project = https://github.com/joelklabo/risk

[risk]
price = 1000
description = 49/100 chance you will double your satoshis
```

server.py
----------
from flask import Flask
from flask.ext.responses import json_response
from cfgtodict import ConfigToDictionary

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route('/info')
def info():
about = ConfigToDictionary('info.cfg').dict()
return json_response(about)
```

JSON response
----------
{
"info": {
"description": "A simple game of chance. Risk 1000 Satoshis, win 2000, or lose them all.",
"name": "risk",
"project": "https://github.com/joelklabo/risk",
"version": "1"
},
"risk": {
"description": "49/100 chance you will double your satoshis",
"price": "1000"
}
}
```

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