`ConfigObj 4.3.1 <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html>`_ and `validate 0.2.2 <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/validate.html>`_ are now available. These are both minor bugfix/feature enhancement releases. What is New in ConfigObj ? Changes since **ConfigObj** 4.3.0 : * Added ``validate.py`` back into ``configobj.zip``. (Thanks to Stewart Midwinter) * Updated to `validate.py`_ 0.2.2. * Preserve tuples when calling the ``dict`` method. (Thanks to Gustavo Niemeyer.) * Changed ``__repr__`` to return a string that contains ``ConfigObj({ ... })``. * Change so that an options dictionary isn't modified by passing it to ConfigObj. (Thanks to Artarious.) * Added ability to handle negative integers in ``unrepr``. (Thanks to Kevin Dangoor.) What is New in validate ? Changes since **validate** 0.2.1 : * Addressed bug where a string would pass the ``is_list`` test. (Thanks to Konrad Wojas.) What is ConfigObj ? **ConfigObj** is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer: an *ini file round tripper*. Its main feature is that it is very easy to use, with a straightforward programmer's interface and a simple syntax for config files. It has lots of other features though : * Nested sections (subsections), to any level * List values * Multiple line values * String interpolation (substitution) * Integrated with a powerful validation system - including automatic type checking/conversion - repeated sections - and allowing default values * All comments in the file are preserved * The order of keys/sections is preserved * No external dependencies * Full Unicode support * A powerful ``unrepr`` mode for storing basic datatypes What is validate ? `validate.py <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/validate.html>`_ is a module for validating values against a specification. It can be used with **ConfigObj**, or as a standalone module. It is extensible, and as well as doing type conversion from strings, you can easily implement your own functions for transforming values in any way you please.