DN576839546

Subject: Re: ConfigParser and .ini files - DN [1]

jim kraai <jkraai@murl.com> - 24 Jan 2000 - comp.lang.python

 "Fred L. Drake, Jr." wrote:
 >
 > super_banane@yahoo.com writes:
 >  > The ConfigParser class in the default Python libraries
 >  > does not support comments given on the value lines, separated
 >  > by a semicolon, such as:
 >  >
 >  > [Section]
 >  > keyword = value ; put your comments here
 >
 >   You're right, it doesn't.
 >   Does anyone know of a *real* specification for the .ini format?  I
 > didn't know this was allowed.

 Reference to a *real* spec and why specs are invalid can be found in the
 first paragraph of the "Introduction" at:
 http://www.cloanto.com/specs/ini.html

 XML.com has some (surprise!) regexp-based .ini parsing Perl code at:
 http://www.xml.com/pub/norm/part1/getstart1.html

 If you read TCL, an .ini manager (looks slow-as-can-be) can be found at:
 http://waster.8m.com/iniparse/

 --jim