[New-bugs-announce] [issue46770] ConfigParser(dict_type=) not behaving as expected

[Mark Lonnemann]

New submission from Mark Lonnemann <mlonnemann at msn.com>:

ConfigParser() is not using a custom dictionary class correctly, according to my understanding.  I have duplicate options in a config file that I want to rename uniquely.  The following code does not work.
x = 0
class MultiDict(dict):
    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
        if key == 'textsize':
            global x
            key += str(x)
            x += 1
        dict.__setitem__(self, key, value)

...

config1 = cp.ConfigParser(dict_type=MultiDict)
config1.read('ini_file.ini')

"textsize" is the option named twice in my config file.  When I run the code, I get a DuplicateOptionError for "textsize".  No one seems to know how to solve this, so it could be a bug.  If it's sloppy coding, I apoligize.

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components: Extension Modules
messages: 413343
nosy: malonn
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: ConfigParser(dict_type=) not behaving as expected
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.10

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