[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-592527 ] comments taken as values in ConfigParser

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Bugs item #592527, was opened at 2002-08-08 05:11
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Category: Python Library
Group: 3rd Party
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Invalid
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Artūras Kriukovas (drugelis)
Assigned to: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Summary: comments taken as values in ConfigParser

Initial Comment:
Let's say we have config file config.conf with contents:


[forms]
....
myParameter = myValue # my comment here :) 
# and my comment here
....

[other sections]
.......


We run python code:

    import sys, os
    from ConfigParser import *
    fileLocations = ['......./config.conf']
    parser = ConfigParser()
    parser.read(fileLocations)
    parser.sections()

and when we run:
    parser.get('forms', 'manoParameter')

we get:
    'myValue # my comment here :)'

The comment is also included as key value. The second
comment is left out as it should be.
The simpliest way to fix it probaby would be remove all
string after the first '#' char (that is to leave
string part to first '#' char).

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>Comment By: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Date: 2002-08-18 15:44

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Agreed, ConfigParser does match its documented 
behavior.  Exhancing the behavior to include mid-line 
comments would be problematic because some existing 
config files may already be using unescaped ; or # 
characters in the value field.

Marking bug as invalid and closing.

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Comment By: Jonathan Simms (slyphon)
Date: 2002-08-17 11:41

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Hello, 

In the documentation for the ConfigParser module, it 
says

"Lines *beginning* with "#" or ";" are ignored and may 
be used to provide comments. "

After reviewing the source for ConfigParser.py, as far 
as I can tell, the parser does NOT support end-of-line 
comments in config files.

Hope this helps, 
Jonathan

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