Information about the package, python-configobj, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The python-configobj package is designed for, Config file reading, writing, and validation.
Package Name:
python-configobj
Summary:
Config file reading, writing, and validation
Description:
ConfigObj is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer: an ini file round tripper. Its main feature is that it is very easy to use, with a straightforward programmer's interface and a simple syntax for config files. It has lots of other features though: * Nested sections (subsections), to any level * List values * Multiple line values * String interpolation (substitution) * Integrated with a powerful validation system o including automatic type checking/conversion o repeated sections o and allowing default values * All comments in the file are preserved * The order of keys/sections is preserved * No external dependencies * Full Unicode support * A powerful unrepr mode for storing basic datatypes
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
4.6.0
Release:
3.el6
Size:
182 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
BSD
Control the python-configobj package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install python-configobj
This command will install python-configobj on the server.
yum remove python-configobj
This command will un-install python-configobj on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python-configobj, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove python-configobj
This command will un-install python-configobj on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove python-configobj when using the -y flag.
yum update python-configobj
This command will update python-configobj to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python-configobj, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update python-configobj
This command will update python-configobj to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove python-configobj when using the -y flag.
yum info python-configobj
This command will show you core information about the python-configobj package.
yum deplist python-configobj
This command will show you the dependencies for python-configobj. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update python-configobj
This command will check if there is an update waiting on python-configobj. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.