ConfigParser

[Cliff Wells]

On Thursday 13 September 2001 10:00, HariNam Singh wrote:

> The ConfigParser (Python version 2.1.1) doesn't allow '$' signs to be in
> the option name. This clashes with my desired use of it, because there have
> to be '$' signs in the option name.

> 1. Is there a reason, why '$' are not allowed in the option name.

Although I haven't read it, I suspect RFC 822 (see the Python docs on this 
module) doesn't allow it.  I faced the same problem as ConfigParser doesn't 
allow spaces in the option name either, and I was dealing with a Windows 
program that used spaces.


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