Requirements

• Python 2.6+ or Python 3.4+

Installation

Using PIP:

From Github:

pip install git+git://github.com/josegonzalez/conf_d.git#egg=conf_d

From PyPI:

pip install conf_d==0.1.0

Usage

usage:

# in your /etc/derp/conf file
[derp]
no: sleep
til: brooklyn

[herp]
sleep: 1
wait: 5.0
timeout: seventy

# From your fictional derp module
from conf_d import Configuration

def digitize(config):
    for key in config:
        if not config[key].isdigit():
            try:
                config[key] = float(config[key])
            except ValueError:
                pass
        else:
            try:
                config[key] = int(config[key])
            except ValueError:
                pass

        return config

# All defaults must be strings
conf = Configuration(
    name="derp",
    path="/etc/derp/conf",
    main_defaults={
        "no": "one",
        "expected": "the spanish inquisition",
        "cats": "1",
    },
    section_parser=digitize
)

what_not_to_do = conf.get(section='derp', key='no', default="jumping")
# "sleep"

until_when = conf.get(section='derp', key='til')
# "brooklyn"

cats = conf.get(section='derp', key='cats')
# "1"

dogs = conf.get(section='derp', key='dogs')
# None

sleep = conf.get(section='herp', key='sleep')
# 1

wait = conf.get(section='herp', key='wait')
# 5.0

timeout = conf.get(section='herp', key='timeout')
# "seventy"

section_exists = conf.has(section='derp')
# True

section_exists = conf.has(section='derp', key='no')
# True

raw_data = conf.raw()
# {
#    'sections': {
#       'herp': {
#          'sleep': 1,
#          'wait': 5.0,
#          'timeout': 'seventy'
#       }
#    },
#    'derp': {
#       'expected': 'the spanish inquisition',
#       'til': 'brooklyn',
#       'cats': '1',
#       'no': 'sleep'
#    }
# }

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