Question

The typical ConfigParser generated file looks like:

[Section] bar=foo [Section 2] bar2= baz 

Now, is there a way to index lists like, for instance:

[Section 3] barList={     item1,     item2 } 

Related question: Python’s ConfigParser unique keys per section

Answer 1

There is nothing stopping you from packing the list into a delimited string and then unpacking it once you get the string from the config. If you did it this way your config section would look like:

[Section 3] barList=item1,item2 

It’s not pretty but it’s functional for most simple lists.