ConfigParser enhancements to edit existing configs, part 2
diff --git a/Lib/ConfigParser.py b/Lib/ConfigParser.py
index 878b790..d7a7f9f 100644
--- a/Lib/ConfigParser.py
+++ b/Lib/ConfigParser.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
has_section(section)
return whether the given section exists
+ has_option(section, option)
+ return whether the given option exists in the given section
+
options(section)
return list of configuration options for the named section
@@ -68,6 +71,18 @@
getboolean(section, options)
like get(), but convert value to a boolean (currently defined as 0 or
1, only)
+
+ remove_section(section)
+ remove the given file section and all its options
+
+ remove_option(section, option)
+ remove the given option from the given section
+
+ set(section, option, value)
+ set the given option
+
+ write(fp)
+ write the configuration state in .ini format
"""
import sys
@@ -310,18 +325,40 @@
"""Write an .ini-format representation of the configuration state."""
if self.__defaults:
fp.write("[DEFAULT]\n")
- for key in self.__defaults.keys():
- fp.write(key + " = " + self.__defaults[key] + "\n")
+ for (key, value) in self.__defaults.items():
+ fp.write("%s = %s\n" % (key, value))
fp.write("\n")
for section in self.sections():
fp.write("[" + section + "]\n")
sectdict = self.__sections[section]
- for key in sectdict.keys():
+ for (key, value) in sectdict.items():
if key == "__name__":
continue
- fp.write(key + " = " + str(sectdict[key]) + "\n")
+ fp.write("%s = %s\n" % (key, value))
fp.write("\n")
+ def remove_option(section, option):
+ """Remove an option."""
+ if not section or section == "DEFAULT":
+ sectdict = self.__defaults
+ else:
+ try:
+ sectdict = self.__sections[section]
+ except KeyError:
+ raise NoSectionError(section)
+ existed = sectdict.has_key(key)
+ if existed:
+ del sectdict[key]
+ return existed
+
+ def remove_section(section):
+ """Remove a file section."""
+ if self.__sections.has_key(section):
+ del self.__sections[section]
+ return 1
+ else:
+ return 0
+
#
# Regular expressions for parsing section headers and options. Note a
# slight semantic change from the previous version, because of the use
@@ -393,7 +430,6 @@
mo = self.OPTCRE.match(line)
if mo:
optname, vi, optval = mo.group('option', 'vi', 'value')
- optname = string.lower(optname)
if vi in ('=', ':') and ';' in optval:
# ';' is a comment delimiter only if it follows
# a spacing character