On 04/28/2010 10:39 AM, Michael Torrie wrote:
> As for markup languages, I say avoid them.  They are unnecessary.  A
> structured INI file is more readable, maintainable, and can express
> everything you'd want in a config file.  I would also avoid json.

Michael, thanks for the input.

Python has built in INI parsing (ConfigParser), and I found a few things
on CPAN for INI, which is important; I'd like good language coverage.

However, from Wikipedia: "INI files are typically limited to two levels
(sections and parameters) ...". I want something expressive enough to
store hashes/arrays. It would appear that INI files are out.

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