iniparse

import os from iniparse import ConfigParser # Create a dummy INI file ini_content = """ [mysection] key = value another_key = another value [database] host = localhost port = 5432 user = dbuser """ config_file_path = 'config.ini' with open(config_file_path, 'w') as f: f.write(ini_content) # Initialize and read the INI file cfg = ConfigParser() cfg.read(config_file_path) # Access values using dotted notation or dictionary-like syntax print(f"Value for mysection.key: {cfg.mysection.key}") print(f"Value for database.port: {cfg['database']['port']}") # Modify a value cfg.mysection.key = 'new_value' print(f"Modified value for mysection.key: {cfg.mysection.key}") # Add a new option cfg.database.password = os.environ.get('DB_PASSWORD', 'default_password') print(f"Added database.password: {cfg.database.password}") # Write changes to a new INI file, preserving structure new_config_file_path = 'new_config.ini' with open(new_config_file_path, 'w') as f: cfg.write(f) print(f"Configuration written to {new_config_file_path}") # Clean up dummy files os.remove(config_file_path) os.remove(new_config_file_path)