iniparse_quickstart_dot_notation_and_dict_access.py

1from iniparse import INIConfig
2
3# Create an INIConfig object from a string or file-like object
4# For this example, we use a string containing INI data
5cfg_data = """
6[spam]
7eggs = 1
8ham = 2
9"""
10
11import io
12cfg = INIConfig(io.StringIO(cfg_data))
13
14# Access values using dot notation
15print(cfg.spam.eggs)  # Output: 1
16
17# Access values using dictionary-style lookup
18print(cfg['spam']['ham'])  # Output: 2
19
20# Modify values
21cfg.spam.eggs = 42
22
23# The original formatting and comments are preserved when converting back to a string
24print(cfg)