Generate a JSON file as a durable config

[Victorystick]

Don't generate Python code for config that sits alongside the rest of the code. Once the app is bundled á la #33, such files would no longer out live app updates.

Instead, opt for some other format, such as JSON. (Actual format for the config file is up for debate.)

The code converting config.py files to streque.json files is temporary, and can be removed once the active deployments have migrated.

[reinefjord]

such files would no longer out live app updates.

What do you mean by this?

[Victorystick]

We're dynamically generating new python files in the alge/ directory to hold our config. If the app is bundled into a single executable, there won't any alge'/ directory visible to users. Updating the app would replace the "directory", effectively clearing the config.

Also, I prefer config files that aren't Turing Complete.

[reinefjord]

Aight, so the python module/json and where it lives are separate issues. If you want users to do configuration, python's ConfigParser/.ini is a bit easier to write. I've written a short python module function that prints errors in such files: https://github.com/reinefjord/configparser-validator/