Method read_dict

Lib/configparser.py:782–812

Read configuration from a dictionary. Keys are section names, values are dictionaries with keys and values that should be present in the section. If the used dictionary type preserves order, sections and their keys will be added in order. All types held in the dicti

(self, dictionary, source='<dict>')

        self.read_file(sfile, source)

    def read_dict(self, dictionary, source='<dict>'):
        """Read configuration from a dictionary.

        Keys are section names, values are dictionaries with keys and values
        that should be present in the section. If the used dictionary type
        preserves order, sections and their keys will be added in order.

        All types held in the dictionary are converted to strings during
        reading, including section names, option names and keys.

        Optional second argument is the `source` specifying the name of the
        dictionary being read.
        """
        elements_added = set()
        for section, keys in dictionary.items():
            if section is not UNNAMED_SECTION:
                section = str(section)
            try:
                self.add_section(section)
            except (DuplicateSectionError, ValueError):
                if self._strict and section in elements_added:
                    raise
            elements_added.add(section)
            for key, value in keys.items():
                key = self.optionxform(str(key))
                if value is not None:
                    value = str(value)
                if self._strict and (section, key) in elements_added:
                    raise DuplicateOptionError(section, key, source)
                elements_added.add((section, key))
                self.set(section, key, value)

    def get(self, section, option, *, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=_UNSET):
        """Get an option value for a given section.