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Title: configparser: indentation
Type: enhancement Stage: resolved
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 3.8
process
Status: closed Resolution: wont fix
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: Ido Michael, SilentGhost, eamanu, lukasz.langa, mrs.red, taleinat
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2019-02-01 22:59 by mrs.red, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Pull Requests
URL Status Linked Edit
PR 18522 closed Ido Michael, 2020-02-16 17:32
PR 18620 closed Ido Michael, 2020-02-23 14:04
PR 18621 closed Ido Michael, 2020-02-23 14:24
PR 18623 closed Ido Michael, 2020-02-23 14:41
Messages (11)
msg334729 - (view) Author: (mrs.red) Date: 2019-02-01 22:59 
The configparser module does not have an option for indentation. I would like to indent the keys by tabs. Maybe we could implement an option for that?
I already have some example code for it.
msg336036 - (view) Author: Emmanuel Arias (eamanu) * Date: 2019-02-20 02:52 
> I already have some example code for it

Do you have a patch?
msg361244 - (view) Author: Ido Michael (Ido Michael) * Date: 2020-02-02 15:42 
Can I take this?
What needs to be done? adding an indent flag and if it's passed indent the keys?
msg361250 - (view) Author: SilentGhost (SilentGhost) * (Python triager) Date: 2020-02-02 17:31 
I would suggest adding indent parameter to the write method, it would default to an empty string and could be used directly in the formatting operation.
msg362086 - (view) Author: Ido Michael (Ido Michael) * Date: 2020-02-16 17:33 
Created PR GH-18522
msg362514 - (view) Author: Ido Michael (Ido Michael) * Date: 2020-02-23 14:50 
New PR: GH-18623
msg362516 - (view) Author: SilentGhost (SilentGhost) * (Python triager) Date: 2020-02-23 15:01 
Your PRs are missing documentation and tests.
msg364826 - (view) Author: Ido Michael (Ido Michael) * Date: 2020-03-22 22:01 
@SilentGhost Added documentation to the module and a test for a give space indent in the module test.
msg365361 - (view) Author: Ido Michael (Ido Michael) * Date: 2020-03-30 23:31 
ping
msg370974 - (view) Author: Tal Einat (taleinat) * (Python committer) Date: 2020-06-08 11:33 
I'm -1 on making this change. Frankly, I think there are many better modern alternatives to ConfigParser, and I think we should avoid complicating it any further.
msg371009 - (view) Author: Łukasz Langa (lukasz.langa) * (Python committer) Date: 2020-06-08 16:41 
Thanks for your contribution Ido Michael but I'm also -1 on the feature. .ini is an underspecified format and it's supposed to be interoperable between applications. Indenting keys sounds like a compatibility challenge.
History
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2019-02-01 22:59:14mrs.redcreate