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Diffstat (limited to 'alot/settings.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | alot/settings.py | 21 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/alot/settings.py b/alot/settings.py index c4cd93f3..72d5a7a1 100644 --- a/alot/settings.py +++ b/alot/settings.py @@ -110,21 +110,22 @@ class AlotConfigParser(FallbackConfigParser): def _get_themeing_option(self, section, option, default='default'): """ - Retrieve the value of the given option from the given section of the config - file. - - If the option does not exist, try its parent options before falling back to - the specified default. The parent of an option is the name of the option - itself minus the last section enclosed in underscores; so the parent of the - option `aaa_bbb_ccc_fg` is of the form `aaa_bbb_fg`. - + Retrieve the value of the given option from the given section of the + config file. + + If the option does not exist, try its parent options before falling + back to the specified default. The parent of an option is the name of + the option itself minus the last section enclosed in underscores; + so the parent of the option `aaa_bbb_ccc_fg` is of the form + `aaa_bbb_fg`. + :param section: the section of the config file to search for the given option :type section: string :param option: the option to lookup :type option: string - :param default: the value that is to be returned if neither the requested - option nor a parent exists + :param default: the value that is to be returned if neither the + requested option nor a parent exists :type default: string :return: the value of the given option, or the specified default :rtype: string |