setconf 0.7.3

Change configuration settings in text files

setconf
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Setconf is a small utility for changing settings in configuration textfiles.

It has no dependencies except the built-in Python modules.

Pull requests are welcome.


Compile time features
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* It can be compiled to native with nuitka. Try these parameters: `--exe --lto --python-version=2.7`


TODO
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* `-u` option for uncommenting a key while setting the value (removing `# `). Should uncomment by default?
* `-c` option for commenting out a key (adding "# ") or changing a key while keeping it as commented out.
* A way to change only the n'th occurence of a configuration option
* Add support for changing values of `#define` and `(setq` as well?
* Rewrite in a compiled language?
* An option for removing the configuration value instead of using `''`.
* Optimize the code that is used for adding options with `-a`.
* A way to add an option with `-a` after a given string occurs.
* An option for removing both the key and the value.
* Test and fix the combination of `-a` and multiline markers.
* Fix the behavior when `"` is the multiline marker and `:` the delimiter (the [yml](https://fdik.org/yml/) format).
* Refactor

Changes from 0.7.2 to 0.7.3
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* Can change single-line `#define` values by using the `-d` flag.

Changes from 0.7.1 to 0.7.2
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* Fixed an issue that only happened on Python 3.2.
* Several minor changes.

Changes from 0.7 to 0.7.1
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* Removed a dependency on chardet

Changes from 0.6.8 to 0.7
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* Fix issue #6, a failing testcase for `+=`.

Changes from 0.6.7 to 0.6.8
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* Deal mainly with bytes instead of strings.
* Handle ISO-8859-1 (Latin1) better, for Python 3.

Changes from 0.6.6 to 0.6.7
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* Can use floating point numbers together with `+=` and `-=`

Changes from 0.6.5 to 0.6.6
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* Fixed a problem with files without newline endings

Changes from 0.6.4 to 0.6.5
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* Can now use += or -= for increasing or decreasing integer values

Changes from 0.6.3 to 0.6.4
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* Better error messages when write permissions are denied

Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.6.3
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* Fixed a problem with -a that occurred when a key existed but was commented out
* Added regression test

Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2
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* Now runs on Python 2 and Python 3 (tested with 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 3.3)

Changes from 0.6 to 0.6.1
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* Fixed a problem with the -a option
* Creates the file when -a or --add is given, if needed

Changes from 0.5.3 to 0.6
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* Made -a add options only when not already present

Changes from 0.5.2 to 0.5.3
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* Made it compile with the latest version of shedskin
* Added an option -a for adding keys/values to a file

Changes from 0.5.1 to 0.5.2
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* Fixed a problem with ascii/utf-8 encoding

Changes from 0.5 to 0.5.1
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* Fixed a problem with => assignments
* Changed the way files are opened with open()
* Added more tests relating to ascii/utf-8

Changes from 0.4 to 0.5
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* Add support for => as well
* Fixed a bug where comments were not ignored for multiline values
* New logo

Changes from 0.3.2 to 0.4 (released)
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* Ignored configuration options that are commented out


General information
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* License: GPL2
* Author: Alexander F Rødseth