Editing Configuration Files For Python

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There are a large number of formats for configuration files, some are accessed only through wizards and they may have a "secret" format.  Some configuration files are not even really files but instead are entries in a data base.  But most are stored in some sort of human readable text format and can be edited with a straight ahead text editor.
 
There are a large number of formats for configuration files, some are accessed only through wizards and they may have a "secret" format.  Some configuration files are not even really files but instead are entries in a data base.  But most are stored in some sort of human readable text format and can be edited with a straight ahead text editor.
  
My SmartTerminal program now has over 50 different parameters that control its use in a variety of different applications.  I have used a parameter file for: [[Python Control of Smart Plugs]], [[Python Smart Terminal]], [[Python Smart Terminal Graph]], and other programs.
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My SmartTerminal program now has over 50 different parameters that control its use in a variety of different applications.  I have used a parameter file for: [[Python Control of Smart Plugs]], [[Python Smart Terminal Graph]], and
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[[Python Smart Terminal]]
  
 
= Configuration in .py Files =
 
= Configuration in .py Files =

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