[issue7175] Define a standard location and API for configuration files

[Éric Araujo]

Éric Araujo <merwok at netwok.org> added the comment:

I’m retitling the bug, given its broader scope.

Michael Foord added another stdlib example: IDLE config files.

Python-dev thread: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2010-August/103011.html

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assignee: tarek -> 
components: +Library (Lib) -Distutils2
title: unify pydistutils.cfg and distutils.cfg and use .local -> Define a standard location and API for configuration files
versions:  -Python 2.5, Python 2.6, Python 2.7, Python 3.1

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