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I’m creating a config file to hold configuration/properties settings for my project that frequently change, such as file paths. What’s the standard name/extension for such a file? (e.g. in Java I’ve used config.xml, in VB.NET I’ve used App.config…)
First, consider using ConfigParser (configparser in 3.0, so the documentation says). That doesn’t solve the naming problem, but it is a readable alternative to xml for most configuration needs.
Whatever name you use, make all the parts meaningful. I would probably use something like appName.cfg, where appName identifies your application, or the part of the application the configuration is for.