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Configuration file parser.
A configuration file consists of sections, lead by a "[section]" header,
and followed by "name: value" entries, with continuations and such in
the style of RFC 822.
Intrinsic defaults can be specified by passing them into the
ConfigParser constructor as a dictionary.
class:
ConfigParser -- responsible for parsing a list of
configuration files, and managing the parsed database.
methods:
__init__(defaults=None, dict_type=_default_dict, allow_no_value=False,
delimiters=('=', ':'), comment_prefixes=('#', ';'),
inline_comment_prefixes=None, strict=True,
empty_lines_in_values=True, default_section='DEFAULT',
interpolation=<unset>, converters=<unset>):
Create the parser. When `defaults' is given, it is initialized into the
dictionary or intrinsic defaults. The keys must be strings, the values
must be appropriate for %()s string interpolation.
When `dict_type' is given, it will be used to create the dictionary
objects for the list of sections, for the options within a section, and
for the default values.
When `delimiters' is given, it will be used as the set of substrings
that divide keys from values.
When `comment_prefixes' is given, it will be used as the set of
substrings that prefix comments in empty lines. Comments can be
indented.
When `inline_comment_prefixes' is given, it will be used as the set of
substrings that prefix comments in non-empty lines.
When `strict` is True, the parser won't allow for any section or option
duplicates while reading from a single source (file, string or
dictionary). Default is True.
When `empty_lines_in_values' is False (default: True), each empty line
marks the end of an option. Otherwise, internal empty lines of
a multiline option are kept as part of the value.
When `allow_no_value' is True (default: False), options without
values are accepted; the value presented for these is None.
When `default_section' is given, the name of the special section is
named accordingly. By default it is called ``"DEFAULT"`` but this can
be customized to point to any other valid section name. Its current
value can be retrieved using the ``parser_instance.default_section``
attribute and may be modified at runtime.
When `interpolation` is given, it should be an Interpolation subclass
instance. It will be used as the handler for option value
pre-processing when using getters. RawConfigParser objects don't do
any sort of interpolation, whereas ConfigParser uses an instance of
BasicInterpolation. The library also provides a ``zc.buildbot``
inspired ExtendedInterpolation implementation.
When `converters` is given, it should be a dictionary where each key
represents the name of a type converter and each value is a callable
implementing the conversion from string to the desired datatype. Every
converter gets its corresponding get*() method on the parser object and
section proxies.
sections()
Return all the configuration section names, sans DEFAULT.
has_section(section)
Return whether the given section exists.
has_option(section, option)
Return whether the given option exists in the given section.
options(section)
Return list of configuration options for the named section.
read(filenames, encoding=None)
Read and parse the iterable of named configuration files, given by
name. A single filename is also allowed. Non-existing files
are ignored. Return list of successfully read files.
read_file(f, filename=None)
Read and parse one configuration file, given as a file object.
The filename defaults to f.name; it is only used in error
messages (if f has no `name' attribute, the string `<???>' is used).
read_string(string)
Read configuration from a given string.
read_dict(dictionary)
Read configuration from a dictionary. Keys are section names,
values are dictionaries with keys and values that should be present
in the section. If the used dictionary type preserves order, sections
and their keys will be added in order. Values are automatically
converted to strings.
get(section, option, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=_UNSET)
Return a string value for the named option. All % interpolations are
expanded in the return values, based on the defaults passed into the
constructor and the DEFAULT section. Additional substitutions may be
provided using the `vars' argument, which must be a dictionary whose
contents override any pre-existing defaults. If `option' is a key in
`vars', the value from `vars' is used.
getint(section, options, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=_UNSET)
Like get(), but convert value to an integer.
getfloat(section, options, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=_UNSET)
Like get(), but convert value to a float.
getboolean(section, options, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=_UNSET)
Like get(), but convert value to a boolean (currently case
insensitively defined as 0, false, no, off for False, and 1, true,
yes, on for True). Returns False or True.
items(section=_UNSET, raw=False, vars=None)
If section is given, return a list of tuples with (name, value) for
each option in the section. Otherwise, return a list of tuples with
(section_name, section_proxy) for each section, including DEFAULTSECT.
remove_section(section)
Remove the given file section and all its options.
remove_option(section, option)
Remove the given option from the given section.
set(section, option, value)
Set the given option.
write(fp, space_around_delimiters=True)
Write the configuration state in .ini format. If
`space_around_delimiters' is True (the default), delimiters
between keys and values are surrounded by spaces.
Interpolation as implemented in the classic ConfigParser.
The option values can contain format strings which refer to other values in
the same section, or values in the special default section.
For example:
something: %(dir)s/whatever
would resolve the "%(dir)s" to the value of dir. All reference
expansions are done late, on demand. If a user needs to use a bare % in
a configuration file, she can escape it by writing %%. Other % usage
is considered a user error and raises `InterpolationSyntaxError'.
before_get(self, parser, section, option, value, defaults)
before_read(self, parser, section, option, value)
before_set(self, parser, section, option, value)
before_write(self, parser, section, option, value)
ConfigParser implementing interpolation.
add_section(self, section)
Create a new section in the configuration. Extends
RawConfigParser.add_section by validating if the section name is
a string.
clear(self) D.clear() -> None. Remove all items from D.
defaults(self)
get(self, section, option, *, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=<object object at 0x7ff35fd26040>)
Get an option value for a given section.
If `vars' is provided, it must be a dictionary. The option is looked up
in `vars' (if provided), `section', and in `DEFAULTSECT' in that order.
If the key is not found and `fallback' is provided, it is used as
a fallback value. `None' can be provided as a `fallback' value.
If interpolation is enabled and the optional argument `raw' is False,
all interpolations are expanded in the return values.
Arguments `raw', `vars', and `fallback' are keyword only.
The section DEFAULT is special.
getboolean(self, section, option, *, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=<object object at 0x7ff35fd26040>, **kwargs)
getfloat(self, section, option, *, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=<object object at 0x7ff35fd26040>, **kwargs)
getint(self, section, option, *, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=<object object at 0x7ff35fd26040>, **kwargs)
has_option(self, section, option)
Check for the existence of a given option in a given section.
If the specified `section' is None or an empty string, DEFAULT is
assumed. If the specified `section' does not exist, returns False.
has_section(self, section)
Indicate whether the named section is present in the configuration.
The DEFAULT section is not acknowledged.
items(self, section=<object object at 0x7ff35fd26040>, raw=False, vars=None)
Return a list of (name, value) tuples for each option in a section.
All % interpolations are expanded in the return values, based on the
defaults passed into the constructor, unless the optional argument
`raw' is true. Additional substitutions may be provided using the
`vars' argument, which must be a dictionary whose contents overrides
any pre-existing defaults.
The section DEFAULT is special.
keys(self) D.keys() -> a set-like object providing a view on D's keys
options(self, section) Return a list of option names for the given section name.
optionxform(self, optionstr)
pop(self, key, default=<object object at 0x7ff3609c6170>)
D.pop(k[,d]) -> v, remove specified key and return the corresponding value.
If key is not found, d is returned if given, otherwise KeyError is raised.
popitem(self)
Remove a section from the parser and return it as
a (section_name, section_proxy) tuple. If no section is present, raise
KeyError.
The section DEFAULT is never returned because it cannot be removed.
read(self, filenames, encoding=None)
Read and parse a filename or an iterable of filenames.
Files that cannot be opened are silently ignored; this is
designed so that you can specify an iterable of potential
configuration file locations (e.g. current directory, user's
home directory, systemwide directory), and all existing
configuration files in the iterable will be read. A single
filename may also be given.
Return list of successfully read files.
read_dict(self, dictionary, source='<dict>')
Read configuration from a dictionary.
Keys are section names, values are dictionaries with keys and values
that should be present in the section. If the used dictionary type
preserves order, sections and their keys will be added in order.
All types held in the dictionary are converted to strings during
reading, including section names, option names and keys.
Optional second argument is the `source' specifying the name of the
dictionary being read.
read_file(self, f, source=None)
Like read() but the argument must be a file-like object.
The `f' argument must be iterable, returning one line at a time.
Optional second argument is the `source' specifying the name of the
file being read. If not given, it is taken from f.name. If `f' has no
`name' attribute, `<???>' is used.
read_string(self, string, source='<string>') Read configuration from a given string.
readfp(self, fp, filename=None) Deprecated, use read_file instead.
remove_option(self, section, option) Remove an option.
remove_section(self, section) Remove a file section.
sections(self) Return a list of section names, excluding [DEFAULT]
set(self, section, option, value=None)
Set an option. Extends RawConfigParser.set by validating type and
interpolation syntax on the value.
setdefault(self, key, default=None) D.setdefault(k[,d]) -> D.get(k,d), also set D[k]=d if k not in D
update(self, other=(), /, **kwds)
D.update([E, ]**F) -> None. Update D from mapping/iterable E and F.
If E present and has a .keys() method, does: for k in E: D[k] = E[k]
If E present and lacks .keys() method, does: for (k, v) in E: D[k] = v
In either case, this is followed by: for k, v in F.items(): D[k] = v
values(self) D.values() -> an object providing a view on D's values
write(self, fp, space_around_delimiters=True)
Write an .ini-format representation of the configuration state.
If `space_around_delimiters' is True (the default), delimiters
between keys and values are surrounded by spaces.
Please note that comments in the original configuration file are not
preserved when writing the configuration back.
BOOLEAN_STATES = {'1': True, 'yes': True, 'true': True, 'on': True, '0': False, 'no': False, 'false': False, 'off': False}
NONSPACECRE = re.compile('\\S')
OPTCRE = re.compile('\n (?P<option>.*?) # very permissive!\n \\s*(?P<vi>=|:)\\s* # any number of space/tab,\n # followed by any of t, re.VERBOSE)
OPTCRE_NV = re.compile('\n (?P<option>.*?) # very permissive!\n \\s*(?: # any number of space/tab,\n (?P<vi>=|:)\\s* # optionally followed , re.VERBOSE)
SECTCRE = re.compile('\n \\[ # [\n (?P<header>[^]]+) # very permissive!\n \\] # ]\n ', re.VERBOSE)
converters = <property object at 0x7ff35fc6ea90>
Enables reuse of get*() methods between the parser and section proxies.
If a parser class implements a getter directly, the value for the given
key will be ``None``. The presence of the converter name here enables
section proxies to find and use the implementation on the parser class.
clear(self) D.clear() -> None. Remove all items from D.
get(self, key, default=None) D.get(k[,d]) -> D[k] if k in D, else d. d defaults to None.
items(self) D.items() -> a set-like object providing a view on D's items
keys(self) D.keys() -> a set-like object providing a view on D's keys
pop(self, key, default=<object object at 0x7ff3609c6170>)
D.pop(k[,d]) -> v, remove specified key and return the corresponding value.
If key is not found, d is returned if given, otherwise KeyError is raised.
popitem(self)
D.popitem() -> (k, v), remove and return some (key, value) pair
as a 2-tuple; but raise KeyError if D is empty.
setdefault(self, key, default=None) D.setdefault(k[,d]) -> D.get(k,d), also set D[k]=d if k not in D
update(self, other=(), /, **kwds)
D.update([E, ]**F) -> None. Update D from mapping/iterable E and F.
If E present and has a .keys() method, does: for k in E: D[k] = E[k]
If E present and lacks .keys() method, does: for (k, v) in E: D[k] = v
In either case, this is followed by: for k, v in F.items(): D[k] = v
values(self) D.values() -> an object providing a view on D's values
GETTERCRE = re.compile('^get(?P<name>.+)