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5.7.1 ConfigParser Objects 
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<tt class=class>ConfigParser</tt> instances have the following methods:

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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-803"><tt class=method>defaults</tt></a></b> ()
<dd>
Return a dictionairy containing the instance-wide defaults.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-804"><tt class=method>sections</tt></a></b> ()
<dd>
Return a list of the sections available.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-805"><tt class=method>has_section</tt></a></b> (<var>section</var>)
<dd>
Indicates whether the named section is present in the
configuration. The <tt>DEFAULT</tt> section is not acknowledged.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-806"><tt class=method>options</tt></a></b> (<var>section</var>)
<dd>
Returns a list of options available in the specified <var>section</var>.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-807"><tt class=method>read</tt></a></b> (<var>filenames</var>)
<dd>
Read and parse a list of filenames.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-808"><tt class=method>get</tt></a></b> (<var>section, option</var><big>[</big><var>, raw</var><big>[</big><var>, vars</var><big>]</big><big>]</big>)
<dd>
Get an <var>option</var> value for the provided <var>section</var>.  All the
"<tt class=character>%</tt>" interpolations are expanded in the return values, based on
the defaults passed into the constructor, as well as the options
<var>vars</var> provided, unless the <var>raw</var> argument is true.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-809"><tt class=method>getint</tt></a></b> (<var>section, option</var>)
<dd>
A convenience method which coerces the <var>option</var> in the specified
<var>section</var> to an integer.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-810"><tt class=method>getfloat</tt></a></b> (<var>section, option</var>)
<dd>
A convenience method which coerces the <var>option</var> in the specified
<var>section</var> to a floating point number.
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<dl><dt><b><a name="l2h-811"><tt class=method>getboolean</tt></a></b> (<var>section, option</var>)
<dd>
A convenience method which coerces the <var>option</var> in the specified
<var>section</var> to a boolean value.  Note that the only accepted values
for the option are <tt>0</tt> and <tt>1</tt>, any others will raise
<tt class=exception>ValueError</tt>.
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