view python/simpleconf.py @ 807:26786fae0703

this relies on a requirement that is not part of my (2.7.12) stdlib; i almost deleted it. instead, i will keep for fun and note the requirement for further research
author Jeff Hammel <k0scist@gmail.com>
date Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:09:04 -0700
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def simpleconf(filename, sep='='):
    assert os.path.exists(filename)
    lines = [line.strip() for line in file(filename).readlines()]
    lines = [line for line in lines if line and not line.startswith('#')]
    assert not [line for line in lines if sep not in line]
    return dict([line.split(sep, 1) for line in lines])