[issue32567] Venv’s config file (pyvenv.cfg) should be compatible with ConfigParser

Vinay Sajip added the comment: "Seems wrong to me" is not a sufficient reason for changing things in this area. The pyvenv.cfg file is intended to be parsed by the interpreter's C code as well as by Python code, so its format needs to be kept as simple as possible.

[issue32567] Venv’s config file (pyvenv.cfg) should be compatible with ConfigParser

Change by Terry J. Reedy : -- nosy: +vinay.sajip versions: -Python 3.4, Python 3.5, Python 3.6 ___ Python tracker ___

[issue32567] Venv’s config file (pyvenv.cfg) should be compatible with ConfigParser

New submission from Tzu-ping Chung : I’m not sure if it is intended, but it seems wrong to me that pyvenv.cfg is using a format that ConfigParser does not recognise. ConfigParser requires all values be placed under a section, but pyvenv.cfg does not do that. Maybe related: