Re: [Boston.pm] ConfigObj, Config::Std, [PBP]

2010-03-09 Thread Federico Lucifredi
On 3/2/10 9:55 PM, Bill Ricker wrote: This is based on a very fuzzy remembrance of module source-code deep-dive at the Arlington masterclass (in which we blew Mac video dongle with winter static in the rented sweatshop). hehe - I remember that. Sweatshop, tho !? :-P Best -F --

Re: [Boston.pm] ConfigObj, Config::Std, [PBP]

2010-03-02 Thread Ricker, William
There are a slew of perl INI, config, and file read/write/rewrite modules on CPAN, with varying degrees of 'round trip'. I interpret Federico's jonsing wrto the linked Python mod as a request for contextual preservation (presentation: comment, sequence, whitespace), which is required for

Re: [Boston.pm] ConfigObj, Config::Std, [PBP]

2010-03-02 Thread Tom Metro
Ricker, William wrote: I interpret Federico's jonsing wrto the linked Python mod as a request for contextual preservation (presentation: comment, sequence, whitespace)... Sounds reasonable. Most general module with round-trip for contextual info (comments, whitespace, sequence) not just

Re: [Boston.pm] ConfigObj, Config::Std, [PBP]

2010-03-02 Thread Bill Ricker
Adopting this module would be a good project for an ambitious person or group, as the ecological niche is still open for vigorous growth. Do you really see there being growth with such a module? Not in that sense, sorry for confusion As it is a well established concept, shouldn't it be

[Boston.pm] ConfigObj

2010-03-01 Thread Federico Lucifredi
Just happened upon ConfigObj http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html#introduction As someone more inclined to do Perl than that other language, I would appreciate pointers to similar file format round-trippers, not just for ini but for other common formats. Federico PS: this could be

Re: [Boston.pm] ConfigObj

2010-03-01 Thread Tom Metro
Federico Lucifredi wrote: As someone more inclined to do Perl than that other language, I would appreciate pointers to similar file format round-trippers, not just for ini but for other common formats. You mean like YAML, XML::Simple, or Storable? I'd be surprised if there wasn't a module on