# Python3 configparser bugreport
#
# Author: rk@simple-is-better.org

import configparser

cfg = configparser.ConfigParser()
cfg.read_string("""
[DEFAULT]
a=1

[FOO]
a=100

[TEST]
b=2
""")

print(cfg.get("TEST", "a"))     # -> 1, works as expected
print(cfg.get("TEST", "b"))     # -> 2, works as expected

# according to the documentation, default_section may be modified on runtime
cfg.default_section="FOO"
print(cfg.get("TEST", "a"))     # FAIL: got 1, expected 100