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How to Parse INI Config Files in Python with configparser

Load and read settings from an INI file using Python's built-in configparser module, with type-safe value access.

configparser ini configuration
Python
import configparser
from pathlib import Path

# Create a sample INI file for demonstration
sample_content = """
[Database]
host = localhost
port = 5432
user = admin
password = secret123

[Logging]
level = INFO
file = app.log
max_size = 10MB
"""

config_file = Path("sample_config.ini")
config_file.write_text(sample_con…
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How to write an INI config section with configparser in Python

Create an INI configuration file with sections using Python's configparser module and write it to disk.

configparser ini configuration
Python
import configparser

config = configparser.ConfigParser()
config["General"] = {
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": "8080",
    "debug": "true"
}
config["Database"] = {
    "name": "appdb",
    "user": "admin",
    "password": "secret"
}

with open("example.ini", "w") as file:
    config.write(file)

with open("examp…
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