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

Check out ConfigObj, its the slickest method I've found so far, and definitely more flexible than ConfigParser. Personally I'm not a fan of YAML based because its 'flexibility' makes it difficult to use with tools like Augeas.