Recommended "new" way for config files

[Peter]

Hi
There seems to be several strategies to enhance the old ini-style config
files with real python code, for example:

1) the documentation tool sphinx uses a python file conf.py that is
exefile(d) , but execfile is suppressed in Python 3
2) there is a module cfgparse on sourceforge that supports a hybrid style
3) modern tools like ipython seems to favor a new style based on python
code config files but also support a hybrid style mixing .ini files and
python code files.
4) I could use __import__ to import modules based on some command line
options


Is there a strategy that should be prefered for new projects ?

thanks
peter

 

[Lie Ryan]

Is there a strategy that should be prefered for new projects ?

The answer is, it depends.

 

[Nicola Larosa (tekNico)]

There seems to be several strategies to enhance the old ini-style config
files with real python code
[...]
Is there a strategy that should be prefered for new projects ?

5) Use ConfigObj <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html>,
by Michael Foord and yours truly. It uses an extension of the ini-
style config format. Sorry for the multiple brackets, my fault.

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