{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/10"},{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/21"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Backport of Python 3's configparser module to Python 2.6\u20133.5, allowing unified INI-file parsing across versions without naming conflicts with the built-in standard library.","skillfed_tags":["legacy","python-2-compat","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Parsing INI configuration files in legacy Python 2.6\u20133.5 codebases that need a modern configparser interface.","Migrating a Python 2 project to Python 3 while maintaining backward compatibility during a transition period.","Reading configuration from strings or dictionaries in projects constrained to older Python versions.","Using advanced interpolation syntax (ExtendedInterpolation) in Python 2 code that would otherwise require custom parsing."],"what_it_does":"configparser2 is a backport of Python 3's configparser module designed to run on Python 2.6 through 3.5. It provides a unified INI-file parsing interface across multiple Python versions, with a different import name to avoid conflicts with the built-in configparser in Python 3. The package includes modern features like mapping protocol access (dict-like bracket notation), customizable interpolation syntax (BasicInterpolation and ExtendedInterpolation), fallback values in getters, and the ability to read configuration from strings or dictionaries.\n\nThe package has no runtime dependencies. It is intended for projects that need to support both Python 2 and early Python 3 versions simultaneously. However, it has been abandoned since 2015 and targets Python versions that are themselves no longer supported; modern Python includes configparser in the standard library, making this package obsolete for new projects.","worth_installing":"No. This package is abandoned (no releases since 2015) and targets Python versions that are themselves out of support. Modern Python includes configparser in the standard library. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code on Python 2.6\u20133.5 and cannot upgrade; for any new project, use the built-in configparser instead."},"id":"configparser2","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/configparser2","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/configparser2.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/configparser2/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2015-05-12","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"configparser2","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"This library brings the updated configparser from Python 3.5 to Python 2.6-3.5."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":87452,"position":13797,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"4.0.0"}