Python .ini file parser

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import sys
import re

inifile = sys.argv[1]
quotes = ["'", '\"']
f = file(inifile)
d = {}

def get_quote_char(line):
    for char in line:
        if char in quotes:
            return char

def getkey(line):
    #swallow everything up to the =
    return line[ : line.find('=') ].strip()

def getval(line):
    #swallow everything after the =
    line  = line[ line.find('=') + 1 : ].strip()
    q = get_quote_char(line)
    startq = line.find(q)

    #start scanning the line from the quote onwards
    position = 0
    for char in line[ startq : ]:
        if char not in quotes or line[ position - 1 ] == '\\':
            pass
        else:
            #might hit some remote corner-case with this
            if position > 0:
                return line[ startq + 1 : position ] 
            
        position+=1

for line in f:
    line = line.strip()
    
    #skip comments and empty lines
    if line.startswith(';') or line=='': pass
    
    #store sections as dicts
    elif line.startswith('['):
        section_name = line[ 1 : len(line) - 1 ].strip()
        section_dict = { section_name : {} }
        d.update(section_dict)
    else:
        k = getkey(line)
        v = getval(line)

        #print k,v

        try:         
            d[section_name].update( {k:v} )
        except TypeError:
            print 'The ini file contains invalid characters'
            
print d

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[foo]
greeting = 'hello'
;this is a comment
name = 'Eddie'

[bar]
lastname = 'Vedder';that's another comment;

[ malformed section  ]
city='Prague'
country="\'Czech Republic\'"
whatever='this ; is nasty'

     [bad]
dog='bau'
cat    =     'miao'
mouse = "squeak"

      [tabbed section]
dogname = '\Oliver'
catname = 'Barbara'

[one more]
appliance='lcd \'monitor\''
car = "Alfa \"Romeo\" - Giulietta";"foo"

########iniparser.py import sys import re inifile = sys.argv[1] quotes = ["'", '\"'] f = file(inifile) d = {} def get_quote_char(line): for char in line: if char in quotes: return char def getkey(line): #swallow everything up to the = return line[ : line.find('=') ].strip() def getval(line): #swallow everything after the = line = line[ line.find('=') + 1 : ].strip() q = get_quote_char(line) startq = line.find(q) #start scanning the line from the quote onwards position = 0 for char in line[ startq : ]: if char not in quotes or line[ position - 1 ] == '\\': pass else: #might hit some remote corner-case with this if position > 0: return line[ startq + 1 : position ] position+=1 for line in f: line = line.strip() #skip comments and empty lines if line.startswith(';') or line=='': pass #store sections as dicts elif line.startswith('['): section_name = line[ 1 : len(line) - 1 ].strip() section_dict = { section_name : {} } d.update(section_dict) else: k = getkey(line) v = getval(line) #print k,v try: d[section_name].update( {k:v} ) except TypeError: print 'The ini file contains invalid characters' print d ###########test.ini [foo] greeting = 'hello' ;this is a comment name = 'Eddie' [bar] lastname = 'Vedder';that's another comment; [ malformed section ] city='Prague' country="\'Czech Republic\'" whatever='this ; is nasty' [bad] dog='bau' cat = 'miao' mouse = "squeak" [tabbed section] dogname = '\Oliver' catname = 'Barbara' [one more] appliance='lcd \'monitor\'' car = "Alfa \"Romeo\" - Giulietta";"foo"

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