On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Peter <vm...@mycircuit.org> wrote: <snip> >> The .ini file is the simpliest solution, at least from the user point of >> view, no need to learn any python syntax. > > I am speaking from the point of view of a python programmer, and I find the > .ini restrictions not necessarily simple, for example when dealing with > structured data (I suppose it is trivial to specify a dictionnary or a list > for the purpose of my request) For example, configuration files for the > logging module get unwieldy when you specify several loggers , handlers, > formatters etc, because you have to break down structured data ( objects ) > to name,value pairs. <snip> > So what is the "worshipped" approach, when you need more than name=value > pairs ?
JSON is one option: http://docs.python.org/library/json.html Cheers, Chris -- http://blog.rebertia.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
