A python ConfigParser that works better when reading INI files created with LabVIEW.

configparser_labview.py

import configparser


class ConfigParserLabVIEW(configparser.ConfigParser):
    """
    A ConfigParser that handles LabVIEW-generated config files with fewer errors than the default configparser:
        - disables the interpolation feature
        - disables the strict validation feature
        - removes double-quotes from around values
    """

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        # Initialize the ConfigParserLabVIEW object, overriding defaults of ConfigParser.

        # disable interpolation - it's a very non-standard and pythonic feature
        kwargs['interpolation'] = None

        # disable since we need flexibility instead of strict validation
        kwargs['strict'] = False

        # call parent (ConfigParser) constructor
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)

    def get(self, section, option, *, raw=False, vars=None, fallback=configparser._UNSET):
        # Override the get() method to remove double-quotes from around values.
        value = super().get(section, option, raw=raw, vars=vars, fallback=fallback)
        if value.startswith('"') and value.endswith('"'):
            value = value[1:-1]
        return value