Python ConfigParser Invalid Syntax

Question

I'm using the following code to read a config file:

def get_config():
    c = configparser.ConfigParser()
    c.read("config.cfg")
    return c.options("Server")

The file looks like this:

[Server]
port = 9012
workspace = doc/

But I get the following error:

  File "config.cfg", line 3
    workspace = doc/
                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

What's causing this and how can I fix it?

Luke Woodward · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-24 20:40:10Z

2

It seems you are trying to run the configuration file as if it were a Python script. Here's one way to reproduce your error:

C:\Users\Luke\StackOverflow>python config.cfg
  File "config.cfg", line 3
    workspace = doc/
                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

answered Nov 24, 2016 at 20:40

Luke Woodward

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