[ python-Bugs-1576208 ] ConfigParser: whitespace leading comment lines

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Bugs item #1576208, was opened at 2006-10-12 16:19
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Category: Python Library
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: gregwillden (gregwillden)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: ConfigParser: whitespace leading comment lines

Initial Comment:
I'd like to propose the following change to
ConfigParser.py.
This change will enable multiline comments as follows:

[section]
item=value   ;first of multiline comment
            ;second of multiline comment

Right now the behaviour is

In [19]: cfg.get('section','item')
Out[19]: 'value\n;second of multiline comment'

It's a one-line change.
RawConfigParser._read lines 434-437
            # comment or blank line?
-            if line.strip() == '' or line[0] in '#;':
+            if line.strip() == '' or line.strip()[0]
in '#;':
                continue


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