[Tutor] configparser -- suggestions on when name: value entries are incomplete
Regarding the configparser module, if there is a configuration file to be read that has incomplete name: value entries, what would be the best way to handle this situation ? I was thinking of catching the exemption parsingerror and deleting the sections that have incomplete name:value entries, to delete the sections, the configfile has to be read, right and that raises the parsing error. any suggestions on how to best handle this situation? iyer Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] configparser -- suggestions on when name: value entries are incomplete
Iyer wrote: Regarding the configparser module, if there is a configuration file to be read that has incomplete name: value entries, what would be the best way to handle this situation ? Do you mean incomplete as in not syntactically correct? I would tell the user to fix it. If you mean missing some values, you could provide defaults. I was thinking of catching the exemption parsingerror and deleting the sections that have incomplete name:value entries, to delete the sections, the configfile has to be read, right and that raises the parsing error. any suggestions on how to best handle this situation? Don't accept garbage data. Kent ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
Re: [Tutor] configparser -- suggestions on when name: value entries are incomplete
--- Kent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Iyer wrote: Regarding the configparser module, if there is a configuration file to be read that has incomplete name: value entries, what would be the best way to handle this situation ? Do you mean incomplete as in not syntactically correct? I would tell the user to fix it. yes, it is not syntactically correct - for one section there are no corresponding names for the values; the values show up in the config file. This config file is actually generated by another program not under my control and breaks my python script trying to read it. If you mean missing some values, you could provide defaults. I was thinking of catching the exemption parsingerror and deleting the sections that have incomplete name:value entries, to delete the sections, the configfile has to be read, right and that raises the parsing error. any suggestions on how to best handle this situation? Don't accept garbage data. Kent Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ___ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
