config file parse

cnfparse.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
import os
import sys
########################################################################
class  cnfparse:
    """config file parse
    Usage:cnfparse [path_to_cnf-file]"""

    #----------------------------------------------------------------------
    def __init__(self,cnf_file):
        self.items ={}
    
        for line in file(cnf_file):
            line = line.strip()
            if not line:
                continue
            if line.startswith('#'):
                continue
            key,value = line.split('=',1)
            self.items[key.strip()] = value.strip()
        
    def getcnf(self):
        return self.items
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print "Self Testing"
    #Generate the test file
    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
        os.system("echo Nickname=syshack >test.cnf")
        os.system("echo #[email protected] >>test.cnf")
        os.system("echo "">>test.cnf")
        os.system("echo time.today=2012.1.17 >>test.cnf")
        pf = cnfparse("test.cnf")
    else:
        pf = cnfparse(sys.argv[1])
    print pf.getcnf()