News
11 Dec 2007 - iniparse-0.2.3 released
- Preserve whitespace around option/value separators
- Correctly handle empty files
24 Sep 2007 - iniparse-0.2.2 released
- Allow multi-line values to span comments and blank lines
Introduction to iniparse
iniparse is a INI parser for Python which is:
- Compatiable with ConfigParser: Backward compatible implementations of ConfigParser, RawConfigParser, and SafeConfigParser are included that are API-compatible with the Python standard library. They pass all the unit tests in Python-2.4.4.
- Preserves structure of INI files: Order of sections & options, indentation, comments, and blank lines are preserved as far as possible when data is updated.
- More convenient: Values can be accessed using dotted notation (cfg.user.name), or using container syntax (cfg['user']['name']).
It is very useful for config files that are updated both by users and by programs, since it is very disorienting for a user to have her config file completely rearranged whenever a program changes it. iniparse also allows making the order of entries in a config file significant, which is desirable in applications like image galleries.
More Information
- UsageExamples
- PyPI / Cheese Shop
- UpgradeNotes for people using cfgparse-0.1