13.2. ConfigParser — Configuration file parser — Python 2.7.18 documentationSee also Module shlexSupport for creating Unix shell-like mini-languages which can be used as an alternate format for application configuration files. Module jsonThe json module implements a subset of JavaScript syntax which can also be used for this purpose. The configuration file consists of sections, led by a [section] header and followed by name: value entries, with continuations in the style
