Python concepts

 Read and write to the ini file:

ontents in my backup_settings.ini file

[Settings]
year = 2020

python code for reading

import configparser
config = configparser.ConfigParser()
config.read('backup_settings.ini') #path of your .ini file
year = config.get("Settings","year") 
print(year)

for writing or updating

from pathlib import Path
import configparser
myfile = Path('backup_settings.ini')  #Path of your .ini file
config.read(myfile)
config.set('Settings', 'year','2050') #Updating existing entry 
config.set('Settings', 'day','sunday') #Writing new entry
config.write(myfile.open("w"))

output

[Settings]
year = 2050
day = sunday

2. Glob module: blog

3. Pathlib module: blog

4. read and writoing contentsto ini file(2 ways using modules):

i)config parser(here or here)(basic)

ii)config updater(here)(advanced)

ocnfig updater package: here