What's the official way of storing settings for python programs?

Question

Django uses real Python files for settings, Trac uses a .ini file, and some other pieces of software uses XML files to hold this information.

Are one of these approa

Answer 1

It depends largely on how complicated your configuration is. If you're doing a simple key-value mapping and you want the capability to edit the settings with a text editor, I think ConfigParser is the way to go.

If your settings are complicated and include lists and nested data structures, I'd use XML or JSON and create a configuration editor.

For really complicated things where the end user isn't expected to change the settings much, or is more trusted, just create a set of Python classes and evaluate a Python script to get the configuration.