python-awips/awips/ConfigFileUtil.py

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# A set of utility functions for dealing with configuration files.
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#     SOFTWARE HISTORY
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#    Date            Ticket#       Engineer       Description
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#    09/27/10                      dgilling       Initial Creation.
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def parseKeyValueFile(fileName):
    propDict= dict()

    try:
        propFile= open(fileName, "rU")
        for propLine in propFile:
            propDef= propLine.strip()
            if len(propDef) == 0:
                continue
            if propDef[0] in ( '#' ):
                continue
            punctuation= [ propDef.find(c) for c in ':= ' ] + [ len(propDef) ]
            found= min( [ pos for pos in punctuation if pos != -1 ] )
            name= propDef[:found].rstrip()
            value= propDef[found:].lstrip(":= ").rstrip()
            propDict[name]= value
        propFile.close()
    except:
        pass

    return propDict