Python configuration file: Any file format recommendation? INI format still appropriate? Seems quite old school

Question

I need to store configurations (key/value) for a Python application and I am searching for the best way to store these configurations in a file.

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Answer 1

INI is till totally OK and as other said, the format of your config file really depends from how you are going to use it.

Personally I am a fan of YAML: concise, readable, flexible.

Google seems to share my enthusiasm, as they use it too in the Google App Engine. The python parser is here.