[issue26872] Default ConfigParser in python is not able to load values habing percent in them

Steve Dower added the comment: Distutils is now deprecated (see PEP 632) and all tagged issues are being closed. From now until removal, only release blocking issues will be considered for distutils. If this issue does not relate to distutils, please remove the component and reopen it. If

[issue26872] Default ConfigParser in python is not able to load values habing percent in them

sorin added the comment: Here is one example of failure caused by this https://gist.github.com/ssbarnea/b373062dd45de92735c7482b2735c5fb -- ___ Python tracker

[issue26872] Default ConfigParser in python is not able to load values habing percent in them

New submission from sorin: The ConfigParser issue with % (percent) is taking huge proportions because it does have serious implications downstream. One such example is the fact that in breaks virtualenv in such way the if you create a virtual env in a path that contains percent at some point