Dynamic ConfigParser (Python)

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I'm wondering if there is a way to deal with dynamic config files using Python's ConfigParser. By dynamic, I mean that the config file isn't fixed in structure.

For example, I could have the config file below.

[SectionA] FieldA1 = stringA1 FieldA2 = stringA2 FieldA3 = stringA3 [SectionB] FieldB1 = stringB1 FieldB2 = stringB2 FieldB3 = stringB3

I could also have the config file below (an extra field-value added to Section B).

[SectionA] FieldA1 = stringA1 FieldA2 = stringA2 FieldA3 = stringA3 [SectionB] FieldB1 = stringB1 FieldB2 = stringB2 FieldB3 = stringB3 FieldB4 = stringB4

The same code should be used to parse both config files. So far, I've only seen examples where the fields are hard-coded, like the example given here, which would require prior knowledge of the fields in each section.

import configparser >>> config = configparser.ConfigParser() >>> config['DEFAULT'] = {'ServerAliveInterval': '45', ... 'Compression': 'yes', ... 'CompressionLevel': '9'}

Is there a way to dynamically read the fields/values in each section?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-09 14:33:50Z

from pymotw.com

from configparser import SafeConfigParser parser = SafeConfigParser() parser.read('config.ini') for section_name in parser.sections(): print ('Section:', section_name) print (' Options:', parser.options(section_name)) for name, value in parser.items(section_name): print(name, value) print()

I just made an adaptation for python3 since I see you use configparser. Enjoy!

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