multiple fixes

__init__.py

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+# *****************************************************************************
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+# Module authors:
+#   Markus Zolliker <markus.zolliker@psi.ch>
+# *****************************************************************************
+
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+
+
+def read_config(filename):
+    parser = ConfigParser()
+    parser.optxform = str
+    parser.read([str(filename)])
+    return {k: dict(parser[k].items()) for k in parser.sections()}
+
+
+def write_config(filename, newvalues):
+    parser = ConfigParser()
+    parser.optxform = str
+    parser.read([str(filename)])
+    parser.read_dict(newvalues)
+    with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+        parser.write(f)