config.py

# *****BatteryMonitor parse Config data from battery config file*****
# Copyright (C) 2014 Simon Richard Matthews
# Project loaction https://github.com/simat/BatteryMonitor
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from ast import literal_eval
from configparser import SafeConfigParser

def editbatconfig(section,item,itemvalue):
  """Change item in section in battery.cfg"""

  batconfigdata=SafeConfigParser()
  batconfigdata.read('battery.cfg')
  batconfigdata.set(section,item,itemvalue)
  with open('battery.cfg', 'w') as batconfig:
    batconfigdata.write(batconfig)
  batconfig.closed

config ={}
def loadconfig():
    configfile = SafeConfigParser()
    configfile.read('battery.cfg')
    for section in configfile.sections():
      config[section] = {}
      for key, val in configfile.items(section):
        config[section][key] = literal_eval(val)

loadconfig()