Imbaud Pierre wrote: > Larry Bates a écrit : >> Imbaud Pierre wrote: >> >>> The applications I write are made of, lets say, algorithms and data. >>> I mean constant data, dicts, tables, etc: to keep algorithms simple, >>> describe what is peculiar, data dependent, as data rather than "case >>> statements". These could be called configuration data. >>> >>> The lazy way to do this: have modules that initialize bunches of >>> objects, attributes holding the data: the object is somehow the row of >>> the "table", attribute names being the column. This is the way I >>> proceeded up to now. >>> Data input this way are almost "configuration data", with 2 big >>> drawbacks: >>> - Only a python programmer can fix the file: this cant be called a >>> configuration file. >>> - Even for the author, these data aint easy to maintain. >>> >>> I feel pretty much ready to change this: >>> - make these data true text data, easier to read and fix. >>> - write the module that will make python objects out of these data: >>> the extra cost should yield ease of use. >>> >>> 2 questions arise: >>> - which kind of text data? >>> - csv: ok for simple attributes, not easy for lists or complex >>> data. >>> - xml: the form wont be easier to read than python code, >>> but an xml editor could be used, and a formal description >>> of what is expected can be used. >>> - how can I make the data-to-object transformation both easy, and able >>> to spot errors in text data? >>> >>> Last, but not least: is there a python lib implementing at least part >>> of this dream? >> >> >> Use the configurations module. It was built to provide a way to parse >> configuration files that provide configuration data to program. It is >> VERY fast so the overhead to parse even thousands of lines of config >> data is extremely small. I use it a LOT and it is very flexible and >> the format of the files is easy for users/programmers to work with. >> >> -Larry Bates > U mean configParser? Otherwise be more specific (if U dont mind...)
Sorry, yes I meant configParser module. Had a little "brain disconnect" there. -Larry -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list