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diff --git a/Doc/library/configparser.rst b/Doc/library/configparser.rst index 96c001f..911f8dc 100644 --- a/Doc/library/configparser.rst +++ b/Doc/library/configparser.rst @@ -29,18 +29,20 @@ easily. The configuration file consists of sections, led by a ``[section]`` header and followed by ``name: value`` entries, with continuations in the style of -:rfc:`822`; ``name=value`` is also accepted. Note that leading whitespace is -removed from values. The optional values can contain format strings which refer -to other values in the same section, or values in a special ``DEFAULT`` section. -Additional defaults can be provided on initialization and retrieval. Lines -beginning with ``'#'`` or ``';'`` are ignored and may be used to provide -comments. +:rfc:`822` (see section 3.1.1, "LONG HEADER FIELDS"); ``name=value`` is also +accepted. Note that leading whitespace is removed from values. The optional +values can contain format strings which refer to other values in the same +section, or values in a special ``DEFAULT`` section. Additional defaults can be +provided on initialization and retrieval. Lines beginning with ``'#'`` or +``';'`` are ignored and may be used to provide comments. For example:: [My Section] foodir: %(dir)s/whatever dir=frob + long: this value continues + in the next line would resolve the ``%(dir)s`` to the value of ``dir`` (``frob`` in this case). All reference expansions are done on demand. |