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| bobbee |
 Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 11:42 am Post subject: reading qm.ini Python |
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Knight
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Location: Huntsville
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| I have configuration files for my script. I am using configparser. Is there another parser for Python that would read the qm.ini file in the same manner? |
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| gbaddeley |
| Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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Jedi Knight
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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qm.ini and other MQ ini files are similar to Windows INI files. Is there any reason why configparser does not work with these?
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| bobbee |
| Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 4:46 am Post subject: |
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Knight
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I am using configparser to process a properties file. It looks for sections, by default, in the format of '[section]' The qm.ini is formatted as 'section:'. I have run into a configuration where you can change the section search by using REGEDIT. Trying to find more information on how I can change it to look for 'section:'
I searched again after I wrote this. there is this ConfigParser.SECTCRE in configparser for customizing the section search.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/configparser.html#configparser.ConfigParser.SECTCRE |
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| bobbee |
| Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 5:14 am Post subject: |
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Knight
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I will admit my REGEDIT is non-existent. I see the example as
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custom.SECTCRE = re.compile(r"\[ *(?P<header>[^]]+?) *\]")
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Would changing that to:
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| custom.SECTCRE = re.compile(r"*(?P<header>[^]]+?) *:") |
solve my problem as instead of looking for '[section]' it would look for 'section:' |
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| Mo |
| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I still get header missing error, did you have to do anything else. |
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| Molly Mann |
| Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2026 12:31 am Post subject: Drift Hunters |
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| That's a good question about config parsers! While configparser is a solid choice, depending on your needs, you might also consider using python-decouple. It's great for managing settings, especially when dealing with different environments. If you're focusing more on a lightweight and highly customizable option, maybe something simple like parsing a JSON file would work. I was messing around with a basic configuration for something similar while playing Drift Hunters the other day, and even then, flexibility was key! Good luck! |
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