What is the default configuration file name and extension in Python?

Question

I am creating a configuration file to store configuration settings / properties for my project that change frequently, such as file paths. What is the standard name / extension for such a file? (for example, in Java I used config.xml, in VB.NET I used App.config ...)

Answer 1

First, consider using ConfigParser (configparser in version 3.0, so the documentation). This does not solve the naming problem, but for most configuration needs this is a readable alternative to xml.

, , . , , - appName.cfg, appName , .

Answer 2

, , , :

• settings.ini
• applicationName.config
• applicationName.cfg

- , ...

Answer 3

Documents appear to be using .cfg

On Windows, many people (such as mercurial) use .ini