Fallback Values
---------------
-As with a dictionary, you can use a section's :meth:`get` method to
+As with a dictionary, you can use a section's :meth:`~ConfigParser.get` method to
provide fallback values:
.. doctest::
>>> topsecret.get('CompressionLevel', '3')
'9'
-One more thing to be aware of is that the parser-level :meth:`get` method
+One more thing to be aware of is that the parser-level :meth:`~ConfigParser.get` method
provides a custom, more complex interface, maintained for backwards
compatibility. When using this method, a fallback value can be provided via
the ``fallback`` keyword-only argument:
of the features.
The most common way to change the way a specific config parser works is to use
-the :meth:`__init__` options:
+the :meth:`!__init__` options:
* *defaults*, default value: ``None``
the documented default.
Hint: if you want to specify default values for a specific section, use
- :meth:`read_dict` before you read the actual file.
+ :meth:`~ConfigParser.read_dict` before you read the actual file.
* *dict_type*, default value: :class:`dict`
* *strict*, default value: ``True``
When set to ``True``, the parser will not allow for any section or option
- duplicates while reading from a single source (using :meth:`read_file`,
- :meth:`read_string` or :meth:`read_dict`). It is recommended to use strict
+ duplicates while reading from a single source (using :meth:`~ConfigParser.read_file`,
+ :meth:`~ConfigParser.read_string` or :meth:`~ConfigParser.read_dict`). It is recommended to use strict
parsers in new applications.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
desirable, users may define them in a subclass or pass a dictionary where each
key is a name of the converter and each value is a callable implementing said
conversion. For instance, passing ``{'decimal': decimal.Decimal}`` would add
- :meth:`getdecimal` on both the parser object and all section proxies. In
+ :meth:`!getdecimal` on both the parser object and all section proxies. In
other words, it will be possible to write both
``parser_instance.getdecimal('section', 'key', fallback=0)`` and
``parser_instance['section'].getdecimal('key', 0)``.
yielding Unicode strings (for example files opened in text mode).
Optional argument *source* specifies the name of the file being read. If
- not given and *f* has a :attr:`name` attribute, that is used for
+ not given and *f* has a :attr:`!name` attribute, that is used for
*source*; the default is ``'<???>'``.
.. versionadded:: 3.2
- Replaces :meth:`readfp`.
+ Replaces :meth:`!readfp`.
.. method:: read_string(string, source='<string>')
.. data:: MAX_INTERPOLATION_DEPTH
- The maximum depth for recursive interpolation for :meth:`get` when the *raw*
+ The maximum depth for recursive interpolation for :meth:`~configparser.ConfigParser.get` when the *raw*
parameter is false. This is relevant only when the default *interpolation*
is used.
.. exception:: DuplicateSectionError
- Exception raised if :meth:`add_section` is called with the name of a section
+ Exception raised if :meth:`~ConfigParser.add_section` is called with the name of a section
that is already present or in strict parsers when a section if found more
than once in a single input file, string or dictionary.
.. versionadded:: 3.2
Optional ``source`` and ``lineno`` attributes and arguments to
- :meth:`__init__` were added.
+ :meth:`!__init__` were added.
.. exception:: DuplicateOptionError
Exception raised when errors occur attempting to parse a file.
.. versionchanged:: 3.2
- The ``filename`` attribute and :meth:`__init__` argument were renamed to
+ The ``filename`` attribute and :meth:`!__init__` argument were renamed to
``source`` for consistency.
:param fname: A filename, or a file-like object, or an instance derived
from :class:`~configparser.RawConfigParser`. If a
- ``RawConfigParser``-derived instance is passed, it is used as
- is. Otherwise, a :class:`~configparser.Configparser` is
+ :class:`!RawConfigParser`-derived instance is passed, it is used as
+ is. Otherwise, a :class:`~configparser.ConfigParser` is
instantiated, and the configuration read by it from the
object passed in ``fname``. If that has a :meth:`readline`
method, it is assumed to be a file-like object and read using
:meth:`~configparser.ConfigParser.read`.
- :param defaults: Defaults to be passed to the ConfigParser can be specified
+ :param defaults: Defaults to be passed to the :class:`!ConfigParser` can be specified
in this argument.
:param disable_existing_loggers: If specified as ``False``, loggers which
Doc/library/bdb.rst
Doc/library/collections.rst
Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
-Doc/library/configparser.rst
Doc/library/copy.rst
Doc/library/csv.rst
Doc/library/ctypes.rst
Lots of improvements and bugfixes were made to Python's extensive standard
library; some of the affected modules include :mod:`readline`,
-:mod:`ConfigParser`, :mod:`cgi`, :mod:`calendar`, :mod:`posix`, :mod:`readline`,
+:mod:`ConfigParser <configparser>`, :mod:`cgi`, :mod:`calendar`, :mod:`posix`, :mod:`readline`,
:mod:`xmllib`, :mod:`aifc`, :mod:`chunk, wave`, :mod:`random`, :mod:`shelve`,
and :mod:`nntplib`. Consult the CVS logs for the exact patch-by-patch details.
advantage of :class:`collections.deque` for improved performance. (Contributed
by Raymond Hettinger.)
-* The :mod:`ConfigParser` classes have been enhanced slightly. The :meth:`read`
+* The :mod:`ConfigParser <configparser>` classes have been enhanced slightly. The :meth:`~configparser.ConfigParser.read`
method now returns a list of the files that were successfully parsed, and the
- :meth:`set` method raises :exc:`TypeError` if passed a *value* argument that
+ :meth:`~configparser.ConfigParser.set` method raises :exc:`TypeError` if passed a *value* argument that
isn't a string. (Contributed by John Belmonte and David Goodger.)
* The :mod:`curses` module now supports the ncurses extension
The standard library now supports use of ordered dictionaries in several
modules.
-* The :mod:`ConfigParser` module uses them by default, meaning that
+* The :mod:`ConfigParser <configparser>` module uses them by default, meaning that
configuration files can now be read, modified, and then written back
in their original order.
another type that isn't a :class:`Mapping`.
(Fixed by Daniel Stutzbach; :issue:`8729`.)
-* Constructors for the parsing classes in the :mod:`ConfigParser` module now
+* Constructors for the parsing classes in the :mod:`ConfigParser <configparser>` module now
take an *allow_no_value* parameter, defaulting to false; if true,
options without values will be allowed. For example::
* the :class:`!configparser.SafeConfigParser` class
* the :attr:`!configparser.ParsingError.filename` property
- * the :meth:`configparser.RawConfigParser.readfp` method
+ * the :meth:`!configparser.RawConfigParser.readfp` method
(Contributed by Hugo van Kemenade in :issue:`45173`.)
The :mod:`logging` module provided two kinds of configuration, one style with
function calls for each option or another style driven by an external file saved
-in a :mod:`ConfigParser` format. Those options did not provide the flexibility
+in a :mod:`configparser` format. Those options did not provide the flexibility
to create configurations from JSON or YAML files, nor did they support
incremental configuration, which is needed for specifying logger options from a
command line.
The :mod:`configparser` module was modified to improve usability and
predictability of the default parser and its supported INI syntax. The old
-:class:`ConfigParser` class was removed in favor of :class:`SafeConfigParser`
+:class:`!ConfigParser` class was removed in favor of :class:`!SafeConfigParser`
which has in turn been renamed to :class:`~configparser.ConfigParser`. Support
for inline comments is now turned off by default and section or option
duplicates are not allowed in a single configuration source.
(:issue:`1569291` by Alexander Belopolsky). The :class:`BaseHTTPRequestHandler`
has more efficient buffering (:issue:`3709` by Andrew Schaaf). The
:func:`operator.attrgetter` function has been sped-up (:issue:`10160` by
-Christos Georgiou). And :class:`ConfigParser` loads multi-line arguments a bit
+Christos Georgiou). And :class:`~configparser.ConfigParser` loads multi-line arguments a bit
faster (:issue:`7113` by Łukasz Langa).
require changes to your code:
* The :mod:`configparser` module has a number of clean-ups. The major change is
- to replace the old :class:`ConfigParser` class with long-standing preferred
- alternative :class:`SafeConfigParser`. In addition there are a number of
+ to replace the old :class:`!ConfigParser` class with long-standing preferred
+ alternative :class:`!SafeConfigParser`. In addition there are a number of
smaller incompatibilities:
* The interpolation syntax is now validated on
.. nonce: UptGAn
.. section: Library
-Remove from the :mod:`configparser` module: the :class:`SafeConfigParser`
-class, the :attr:`filename` property of the :class:`ParsingError` class, the
-:meth:`readfp` method of the :class:`ConfigParser` class, deprecated since
+Remove from the :mod:`configparser` module: the :class:`!SafeConfigParser`
+class, the :attr:`!filename` property of the :class:`~configparser.ParsingError` class, the
+:meth:`!readfp` method of the :class:`~configparser.ConfigParser` class, deprecated since
Python 3.2.
Patch by Hugo van Kemenade.
Make the :class:`configparser.ConfigParser` constructor raise
:exc:`TypeError` if the ``interpolation`` parameter is not of type
-:class:`configparser.Interpolation`
+:class:`!configparser.Interpolation`
..
.. nonce: C_K-J9
.. section: Library
-`ConfigParser.items()` was fixed so that key-value pairs passed in via
-`vars` are not included in the resulting output.
+``ConfigParser.items()`` was fixed so that key-value pairs passed in via
+:func:`vars` are not included in the resulting output.
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