Load config by importing configloader

config/template_config.ini

@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ token = 123456789:YOUR_TOKEN_GOES_HERE_______________
 conversation_timeout = 7200
 ; Time to wait before sending another getUpdates request
 long_polling_timeout = 30
+
+# Database parameters
+[Database]
+; The database engine you want to use. Refer to http://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/core/engines.html for the possible settings.

configloader.py

@@ -2,41 +2,38 @@ import sys
 import os
 import configparser
 
-def load_config() -> configparser.ConfigParser:
+# Check if a configuration file exists, create one if it doesn't and get the template version number.
-    # Check if a configuration file exists, create one if it doesn't and get the template version number.
+with open("config/template_config.ini") as template_file:
-    with open("config/template_config.ini") as template_file:
+    # Check if the config file exists
-        # Check if the config file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile("config/config.ini"):
-        if not os.path.isfile("config/config.ini"):
+        # Copy the template file to the config file
-            # Copy the template file to the config file
-            with open("config/config.ini", "w") as config_file:
-                config_file.write(template_file.read())
-        # Find the template version number
-        config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-        config.read_file(template_file)
-        template_version = int(config["Config"]["version"])
-
-    # Overwrite the template config with the values in the config
-    with open("config/config.ini") as config_file:
-        config.read_file(config_file)
-
-    # Check if the file has been edited
-    if config["Config"]["is_template"] == "yes":
-        print("A config file has been created in config/config.ini.\n"
-              "Edit it with your configuration, set the is_template flag to false and restart this script.")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Check if the version has changed from the template
-    if template_version > int(config["Config"]["version"]):
-        # Reset the is_template flag
-        config["Config"]["is_template"] = "yes"
-        # Update the config version
-        config["Config"]["version"] = str(template_version)
-        # Save the file
         with open("config/config.ini", "w") as config_file:
-            config.write(config_file)
+            config_file.write(template_file.read())
-        # Notify the user and quit
+    # Find the template version number
-        print("The config file in config/config.ini has been updated.\n"
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-              "Edit it with the new required data, set the is_template flag to true and restart this script.")
+    config.read_file(template_file)
-        sys.exit(1)
+    template_version = int(config["Config"]["version"])
 
-    return config
+# Overwrite the template config with the values in the config
+with open("config/config.ini") as config_file:
+    config.read_file(config_file)
+
+# Check if the file has been edited
+if config["Config"]["is_template"] == "yes":
+    print("A config file has been created in config/config.ini.\n"
+          "Edit it with your configuration, set the is_template flag to false and restart this script.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# Check if the version has changed from the template
+if template_version > int(config["Config"]["version"]):
+    # Reset the is_template flag
+    config["Config"]["is_template"] = "yes"
+    # Update the config version
+    config["Config"]["version"] = str(template_version)
+    # Save the file
+    with open("config/config.ini", "w") as config_file:
+        config.write(config_file)
+    # Notify the user and quit
+    print("The config file in config/config.ini has been updated.\n"
+          "Edit it with the new required data, set the is_template flag to true and restart this script.")
+    sys.exit(1)

core.py

@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@ import configloader
 def main():
     """The core code of the program. Should be run only in the main process!"""
 
-    # Load the config from config.ini
-    config = configloader.load_config()
-
     # Create a bot instance
-    bot = telegram.Bot(config["Telegram"]["token"])
+    bot = telegram.Bot(configloader.config["Telegram"]["token"])
 
     # Test the specified token
     try:
@@ -36,7 +33,7 @@ def main():
     while True:
         # Get a new batch of 100 updates and mark the last 100 parsed as read
         try:
-            updates = bot.get_updates(offset=next_update, timeout=int(config["Telegram"]["long_polling_timeout"]))
+            updates = bot.get_updates(offset=next_update, timeout=int(configloader.config["Telegram"]["long_polling_timeout"]))
         # If the method times out...
         except telegram.error.TimedOut:
             # Increase the TimedOut counter

worker.py

@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import configloader
 import sys
 import queue as queuem
 
-# Load the configuration
-config = configloader.load_config()
-
 class StopSignal:
     """A data class that should be sent to the worker when the conversation has to be stopped abnormally."""
 
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ class ChatWorker(threading.Thread):
         If a stop signal is sent, try to gracefully stop the thread."""
         # Pop data from the queue
         try:
-            data = self.queue.get(timeout=int(config["Telegram"]["conversation_timeout"]))
+            data = self.queue.get(timeout=int(configloader.config["Telegram"]["conversation_timeout"]))
         except queuem.Empty:
             # If the conversation times out, gracefully stop the thread
             self._graceful_stop()