configs 0.4

Configuration for humans

Parsing INI-format configurations with the standard library configparser is painful.

configs provides an easy and clean API for configuration file parsing.

It supports values without section, automatically converts numeric values, automatically handles sections with listed values as lists.

Configurations are easy as they should be in Python!

Installation

pip install configs

Usage

Sample config (sample.conf):

top_level = value

[general] spam = eggs foo: bar

[list_section] 1 2.2 3

[mixed] prop = val flag

Usage:

>>> import configs

>>> conf = configs.load('sample.conf')

>>> print(conf)                         #All config values
{'general': {'foo': 'bar', 'spam': 'eggs'}, 'root': {'top_level': 'value'}, 'list_section': [1, 2.2, 3], 'mixed': (['flag'], {'prop': 'val'})}

>>> print(conf['root'])                 #Top-level items are stored in the root section
{'top_level': 'value'}

>>> print(conf['general'])              #Values from the general section
{'foo': 'bar', 'spam': 'eggs'}

>>> print(conf['general']['foo'])       #Value of the foo parameter in the general section
bar

>>> for i in conf['list_section']:      #Sections are iterable
...     print(i * 2)                    #Numeric values are automatically converted to numbers
...
2
4.4
6

>>> for k in conf['general']:           #Key-value sections are also iterable
...     print(k)
...
eggs
bar

>>> mixed_section = conf['mixed']
>>> for m in mixed_section:             #Even mixed sections are iterable: listed values first, key-value next
...     print(m)
...
flag
val

>>> print(mixed_section.dict_props)            #It is possible to get key-value items separetely...
{'prop': 'val'}

>>> print(mixed_section.list_props)            #...as well as list values
['flag']