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copy config keys within section using ConfigParser
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cfg_copy_db_section.py
import ConfigParser, os
config_src = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
config_dst = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
config_keys = "host user passwd name".split()
config_keys.reverse()
dst_cfg_path = 'cfg1.ini'
src_cfg_path = 'cfg2.ini'
section = 'db'
config_dst.read([os.path.expanduser(dst_cfg_path)])
config_src.read([os.path.expanduser(src_cfg_path)])
for key in config_keys:
config_dst.set(section, key,
config_src.get(section, key))
out = 'cfg3.ini'
with open(out, 'wb') as configfile:
config_dst.write(configfile)
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reference in russian: http://python-lab.ru/documentation/27/stdlib/configparser.html

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foobar167 commented Dec 11, 2017 •
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# Copy whole section. Doesn't depend on key names and their order.
for key, value in config_src.items(section):
    config_dst.set(section, key, value)

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