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. It has lots of other features though :

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

| 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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