Quads setup script which iterates through the key value pairs on the quads.yml configuration file and provides the defined values as defaults for the inputs

quads-setup.py

#! /bin/env python
import yaml

def prompt_user(config):
    for key in config.keys():
        if isinstance(config[key], dict):
            config[key] = prompt_user(config[key])
        else:
            # Convert the key into a human-friendly format
            prompt = ' '.join(word.capitalize() for word in key.split('_'))
            new_value = input(f"Enter {prompt} (current: {config[key]}): ")
            if new_value:
                config[key] = new_value
    return config

def read_yaml(input_file):
    with open(input_file, 'r') as infile:
        return yaml.safe_load(infile)

def write_yaml(config, output_file):
    with open(output_file, 'w') as outfile:
        yaml.dump(config, outfile, default_flow_style=False)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    config = read_yaml('quads.yaml')
    new_config = prompt_user(config)
    write_yaml(new_config, 'new_config.yaml')