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roodee/parse_configuration_file.py

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parse_configuration_file.py
# Given is a configuration file in ini-format
# It contains sections, parameter names and values like this
#
# [section]
# param1 = value1
# param2 = value2
#
# Use configparser to parse the file
# Pass the names for section and parameter to retrieve the configured value
import configparser
config_parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
config_parser.read("your_config_file.conf")
# value1
val = config_parser[section].get(param1)
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