Python reading from config file

Many times we need to read properties from config file. In python, you can define properties with sections. Each section can handle a related group of properties. Let's define a sample properties file and we will read it in Python.

Let's say we have a file which contains detail of countries and details of it's game. Let's call it game.properties file

game.properties

[COUNTRY]

name=India

continent=Asia

[GAME]

national=Hockey

popular=Cricket

Now let's write the python program to read this and print

#!/usr/bin/python

import os

import ConfigParser

# Initialize the parser

config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()

#Read properties file assuming it's in path

config.read("game.properties")

countryName = config.get('COUNTRY', 'name')

print("Country name is:" + countryName)

continentName = config.get('COUNTRY', 'continent')

print("Continent name is:" + continentName)

nationalGame  = config.get('GAME', 'national')

print("National game is:" + nationalGame)

popularGame = config.get('GAME', 'popular')

print("Popular game is:" + popularGame)