test.conf
[sec_a] 
a_key1 = 20 
a_key2 = 10 
  
[sec_b] 
b_key1 = 121 
b_key2 = b_value2 
b_key3 = $r 
b_key4 = 127.0.0.1

parse_test_conf.py
import ConfigParser 
cf = ConfigParser.ConfigParser() 
#read config 
cf.read("test.conf") 
# return all section 
secs = cf.sections() 
print 'sections:', secs 
  
opts = cf.options("sec_a") 
print 'options:', opts 
  
kvs = cf.items("sec_a") 
print 'sec_a:', kvs 
  
#read by type 
str_val = cf.get("sec_a", "a_key1") 
int_val = cf.getint("sec_a", "a_key2") 
  
print "value for sec_a's a_key1:", str_val 
print "value for sec_a's a_key2:", int_val 
  
#write config 
#update value 
cf.set("sec_b", "b_key3", "new-$r") 
#set a new value 
cf.set("sec_b", "b_newkey", "new-value") 
#create a new section 
cf.add_section('a_new_section') 
cf.set('a_new_section', 'new_key', 'new_value') 
  
#write back to configure file 
cf.write(open("test.conf", "w"))

sections: ['sec_b', 'sec_a'] 
options: ['a_key1', 'a_key2'] 
sec_a: [('a_key1', "i'm value"), ('a_key2', '22')] 
value for sec_a's a_key1: i'm value 
value for sec_a's a_key2: 22

[sec_b] 
b_newkey = new-value 
b_key4 = 127.0.0.1 
b_key1 = 121 
b_key2 = b_value2 
b_key3 = new-$r 
  
[sec_a] 
a_key1 = i'm value 
a_key2 = 22 
  
[a_new_section] 
new_key = new_value

[portal] 
url = http://%(host)s:%(port)s/Portal 
host = localhost 
port = 8080

import ConfigParser 
 
cf = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser() 
 
print "use RawConfigParser() read" 
cf.read("test2.conf") 
print cf.get("portal", "url") 
 
print "use RawConfigParser() write" 
cf.set("portal", "url2", "%(host)s:%(port)s") 
print cf.get("portal", "url2")

use RawConfigParser() read 
http://%(host)s:%(port)s/Portal 
use RawConfigParser() write 
%(host)s:%(port)s

import ConfigParser 
 
cf = ConfigParser.ConfigParser() 
 
print "use ConfigParser() read" 
cf.read("test2.conf") 
print cf.get("portal", "url") 
 
print "use ConfigParser() write" 
cf.set("portal", "url2", "%(host)s:%(port)s") 
print cf.get("portal", "url2")

use ConfigParser() read 
http://localhost:8080/Portal 
use ConfigParser() write 
localhost:8080

import ConfigParser 
 
cf = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser() 
 
print "use SafeConfigParser() read" 
cf.read("test2.conf") 
print cf.get("portal", "url") 
 
print "use SateConfigParser() write" 
cf.set("portal", "url2", "%(host)s:%(port)s") 
print cf.get("portal", "url2")

use SafeConfigParser() read 
http://localhost:8080/Portal 
use SateConfigParser() write 
localhost:8080