saving settings

[Diez B. Roggisch]

SuperHik wrote:

> aum wrote:
>> On Mon, 29 May 2006 09:05:36 +0200, SuperHik wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I was wondering how to make a single .exe file, say some kind od clock,
>>> and be able to save some settings (alarm for example) into the same
>>> file? Basically make code rewrite it self...
>>>
>>> thanks!
>> 
>> Yikes!!!
>> 
>> I'd strongly suggest you read the doco for ConfigParser, and load/save
>> your config file to/from os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~")).
>> 
>> Another option - save your stuff in the Windows Registry
>> 
> 
> but if I copy this file on the other computer settings will be lost...

It _might_ come as a shock to you, but when you install e.g. Word on another
computer, there aren't any documents coming with it. Especially not the
ones you wrote on that other machine.

Seriously: Who is going to copy a executable around? Do you know of any
other program that behaves like that?

Diez