Simple python configuration library and format. The format is very similar to YAML with the enhancment of sections.
##Installation
Install the lynx package with pip:
pip install lynx
##Example use
Configuration example:
# section example
section {
# fields
field1: myfield1 value
field2: Another field value
# lists
mylist: [5, mystr, value, 8]
}
# Another section
section2 {
# sub section example
my_section {
name: lynx
}
# sections can have same name.
my_section {
# multiline fields
Library description:|
Lynx is a python
Configuration library.
This is multiline example.
myfloat: 5.3
}
}
Load the configuration:
>>> import lynx
# Load file
>>> with open("config.conf", "r") as fp:
... config = lynx.load(fp)
# Get the first section
>>> config[0].name()
'section'
>>> config[0].fields()
{'field2': 'Another field value', 'field1': 'myfield1 value', 'mylist': [5, 'mystr', 'value', 8]}
# Get sub sections
>>> config[1].sub_sections()
[<lynx.Section object at 0x7f4ab28dfdd0>, <lynx.Section object at 0x7f4ab28dfe10>]
>>> config[1].sub_sections()[0].name()
'my_section'
Features include:
- Sections
- Sub sections
- Lists
- Multiline fields
- Load & dump
- Types:
- Strings
- Integers
- Floats