get_config

get_config(module, key, *, passthrough=None, default=None, dtype=None, raise_on_missing=False)

Get a configuration value.

Parameters:

• module (str) – Name of the module (e.g., pybel) to get configuration for

• key (str) – Name of the key (e.g., connection)

• passthrough (Optional[TypeVar(X)]) – If this is not none, will get returned

• default (Optional[TypeVar(X)]) – If the environment and configuration files don’t contain anything, this is returned.

• dtype (Optional[Type[TypeVar(X)]]) – The datatype to parse out. Can either be int(), float(), bool(), or str(). If none, defaults to str().

• raise_on_missing (bool) – If true, will raise a value error if no data is found and no default is given

Returns:

The config value or the default.

Raises:

ConfigError – If raise_on_missing conditions are met