[Python-Dev] Extension to ConfigParser

[Tony Meyer]

[Paul Moore]
> * No way to merge files or sections. Usually to provide default
> values. I have a suite of applications, all using the same framework.
> I have a hardcoded DEFAULT_CONFIG in the code, overriden by a
> <suite>.ini, overridden again by a <app>.ini. OK, maybe it's
> overengineered, but I do use the various levels, so it's also
> useful... (The defaults parameter to the constructor is misnamed,
> AFAICT, as it's for interpolation defaults, not value defaults).

Why doesn't this work?  It does here:

$ cat suite.ini
[sect]
opt1 = 1
opt2 = 2
$ cat app.ini
[sect]
opt1 = 3
opt4 = 5
$ python
Python 2.4.1 (#2, Mar 31 2005, 00:05:10)
[GCC 3.3 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1666)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import ConfigParser
 >>> c = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
 >>> c.read(("suite.ini", "app.ini"))
['suite.ini', 'app.ini']
 >>> c.sections()
['sect']
 >>> c.options("sect")
['opt4', 'opt2', 'opt1']
 >>> c.get("sect", "opt1")
'3'

Or do you mean something else?

=Tony.Meyer