Re: [Configobj-develop] [PATCH] add indent_size was: add indent_size + patch (sort of)

[Michael F. <mi...@pc...>]

Subject:     Re: [Configobj-develop] [PATCH] add indent_size was: add 
indent_size + patch (sort of)
>
> On 8/6/06, *Michael Foord* <fuz...@vo... 
> <mailto:fuz...@vo...>> wrote:
>
>    Jorge Vargas wrote:
>     > bah I'm so stupid.... I forgot setuptools takes eggs before 
> files, so
>     > my code was actually calling the official release.
>     >
>     > this patch works.
>     >
>     > by the way I think you can delete DEFAULT_INDENT_TYPE and set it
>     > inside the OPTION_DEFAULTS that will solve the readonly NOTE 
> from the
>     > __all__
>     >
>     > again great work keep it up.
>    Hello Jorge,
>
>    Thanks for the compliments and the patch Jorge. :-)
>
>    My main concern with ConfigObj at the moment is that the number of
>    features and options seems to grow with every release. This actually
>    makes it harder for people to use ConfigObj, rather than easier.
>
Hello Jorge,

I don't think I can include an indent size option in the main ConfigObj 
distribution. What I can do (in the forthcoming change), is expose a 
semi private variable. Probably '_indent_sixe' or similar.

This will default to 4, but you can set it to 2 to get your desired 
behaviour.

All the best,

Fuzzyman
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml

>
> actually I didn't find any fiction getting into it, I wrote a inifile 
> by hand in order to understand what I wanted then I google for 
> configObj, open the first link read and started writting the code, 
> then make my patch. when I read the options sections on 
> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html#options I found that 
> I could use them all if it was needed.
>
> I think the key is here
>
> Simple is better than complex.
> Complex is better than complicated.
>
> yes ConfigObj is complex with all those options. but if you don't need 
> them you don't even have to worry about them
>
> as shown here
> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html#reading-a-config-file 
> and here 
> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html#writing-a-config-file 
> <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html#writing-a-config-file>
>
> so in this case ConfigObj is simple.
>
> and as the first paragraph in this message, how can something that you 
> get up, running and enhance(although a small feature) in an afternoon 
> be complicated?
>
>
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