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.