Re: ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-10 Thread Florian Lindner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that will break horribly in windows, remenber it install all it's crap in c:\Program Files Why should this break? If you split at the \n character? Florian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
that will break horribly in windows, remenber it install all it's crap in c:\Program Files -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-05 Thread Ivan Vinogradov
Another option is to use a dedicated section and simply omit values for options: [dirs] /path/1: /long/path/2: /etc: Then get options for section dirs. This approach precludes using ':' or '=' in paths though. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-03 Thread Caleb Hattingh
I have had this same problem before, and what I ended up doing was writing my own far more limited config parser that would create lists for repeated named assignments. Who is the maintainer of ConfigParser? Perhaps a keyword option can be added so that this kind of behaviour can be added at

Re: ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-03 Thread Alexis Roda
Not tested by me, but according to docs it does support list values: http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/ConfigObj Regards -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-02 Thread Florian Lindner
Hello, since ConfigParser does not seem to support multiple times the same option name, like: dir=/home/florian dir=/home/john dir=/home/whoever (only the last one is read in) I wonder what the best way to work around this. I think the best solution would be to use a seperation character:

Re: ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-02 Thread Florian Lindner
Alexis Roda wrote: Florian Lindner escribió: I think the best solution would be to use a seperation character: dir=/home/florian, /home/john, home/whoever RCS uses , in filenames A kommata (,) is a valid character in path names. Ok, you can use quotes. What do you think? Any better

Re: ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-02 Thread Larry Bates
Florian Lindner wrote: Hello, since ConfigParser does not seem to support multiple times the same option name, like: dir=/home/florian dir=/home/john dir=/home/whoever (only the last one is read in) I wonder what the best way to work around this. I think the best solution would be

Re: ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-02 Thread Edward Elliott
Florian Lindner wrote: I think the best solution would be to use a seperation character: dir=/home/florian, /home/john, home/whoever What character would be best to work on various operating systems? (of what names may a path consist is the question) I don't think there are any

Re: ConfigParser and multiple option names

2006-05-02 Thread alisonken1
Benji York wrote: SNIP I generally do this: dirs = /home/florian /home/john /home/whoever ...and then use str.split() in my program. -- Benji York The only problem with this would be if you plan on updating the config file later in the program - I don't think