ConfigObj is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer: an ini
file round tripper. Its main feature is that it is very easy to use, with a
straightforward programmer's interface and a simple syntax for config files.

List of Features

Nested sections (subsections), to any level
List values
Multiple line values
Full Unicode support
String interpolation (substitution)
Integrated with a powerful validation system
- including automatic type checking/conversion
- and allowing default values
- repeated sections
All comments in the file are preserved
The order of keys/sections is preserved
Powerful unrepr mode for storing/retrieving Python data-types

Changelog

Release 5.0.9
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drop support for Python 2 and <3.7
fix CVE-2023-26112, ReDoS attack

Release 5.0.8
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fixing/test for a regression introduced in 5.0.7 that prevented import validate from working

Release 5.0.7
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update testing to validate against python version 2.7 and 3.5-3.11
update broken links / non-existent services and references

Older Releases
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Release 5.0.6 improves error messages in certain edge cases
Release 5.0.5 corrects a unicode-bug that still existed in writing files
Release 5.0.4 corrects a unicode-bug that still existed in reading files after
fixing lists of string in 5.0.3
Release 5.0.3 corrects errors related to the incorrectly handling unicode
encoding and writing out files
Release 5.0.2 adds a specific error message when trying to install on
Python versions older than 2.5
Release 5.0.1 fixes a regression with unicode conversion not happening
in certain cases PY2
Release 5.0.0 updates the supported Python versions to 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3
and is otherwise unchanged
Release 4.7.2 fixes several bugs in 4.7.1
Release 4.7.1 fixes a bug with the deprecated options keyword in 4.7.0.
Release 4.7.0 improves performance adds features for validation and
fixes some bugs.

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