clifig 0.1

A simple prompt to modify config files.

clifig

Clifig provides a very simple CLI for modifying config files.

Usage

Clifig can be accessed directly from the terminal

$ clifig path/to/config/file.conf
(file.conf)

of from a Python script

>>> from clifig import Clifig
>>> Clifig.run('path/to/config/file.conf')
(file.conf)

Commands

show [SECTION [OPTION]]

Show the values for the provided section or option

add SECTION

Add a new section to the config

set SECTION OPTION VALUE

Set a value

del SECTION [OPTION]

Delete a section or specific option

abort

Abort all changes

exit or Ctrl+D

Safely exit and save all changes

Notes

I made this for another project and thought some people may find it useful. It was primarily an exercise to learn about Python styling, packaging, distribution, and open source licenses, but I do intend to maintain it.

License

Copyright (C) 2013 Andrew Guenther

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.