Reading configuration files

In this section, we are going learn about the configparser module of Python. By using the configparser module, you can manage user-editable configuration files for the application.

The common use of these configuration files is that users or system administrators can edit the files using a simple text editor to set application defaults and then the application will read and, parse them and act based on the contents written in them.

To read a configuration file, configparser has the read() method. Now, we will write a simple script named read_config_file.py. Before that, create a .ini file named read_simple.ini and write the following content in it: read_simple.ini

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Create read_config_file.py and enter the following content in it:

from configparser import ConfigParser
p = ConfigParser()
p.read(&apos...