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

I ran into same problem more than once. I love the idea of python file(s) as settings files, it's just simple, elegant and all fellow python devs like it. Same time not really convinced with execfile idea.

So I went ahead and created Converge.

It supports some advanced options but at it's heart it simple python module as settings file.

It's as simple as

• creating default_settings.py, prod_settings.py
• pip install converge
• import settings