lynx

Simple python configuration library and format. The format is very similar to YAML with the enhancment of sections.

Installation

Install the lynx package with pip:

pip install lynx

Example use

Configuration example:

# section example
section {
    # fields
    field1: myfield1 value
    field2: Another field value

    # lists
    mylist: [5, mystr, value, 8]
}


# Another section
section2 {

    # sub section example
    my_section {
        name: lynx
    }

    # sections can have same name.  
    my_section {
        # multiline fields
        Library description:|
            Lynx is a python
            Configuration library.
            This is multiline example.

        myfloat: 5.3
    }
}

Load the configuration:

>>> import lynx

# Load file
>>> with open("config.conf", "r") as fp:
...     config = lynx.load(fp)

# Get the first section
>>> config[0].name()
'section'
>>> config[0].fields()
{'field2': 'Another field value', 'field1': 'myfield1 value', 'mylist': [5, 'mystr', 'value', 8]}

# Get sub sections
>>> config[1].sub_sections()
[<lynx.Section object at 0x7f4ab28dfdd0>, <lynx.Section object at 0x7f4ab28dfe10>]
>>> config[1].sub_sections()[0].name()
'my_section'

Features

Features include:

• Sections
• Sub sections
• Lists
• Multiline fields
• Load & dump
• Types:
  • Strings
  • Integers
  • Floats