gistfile1.py

class Defaults:
    def __init__(self, *defaults):
        """
            defaults: A list of (name, value, description) tuples.
        """
        self.defaults = defaults
        
    def load(self, target, config):
        """
            Loads a dict of attributes, using specified defaults, onto target.
        """

        debug_file = open("/home/xeno/qtile_debug", "a")
        debug_file.write(''.join([str(target), '\n']))
        
        for item in self.defaults:
            debug_file.write(str(item))
            debug_file.write('\n')
        debug_file.write('\n\n')
        debug_file.close()
        
        for i in self.defaults:
            val = config.get(i[0], i[1])
            setattr(target, i[0], val)