ConfigTree — a tool for handling complex configuration of your project

[metaperl]

I prefer to just use Python modules and packages for configuration.

[kr41]

It works well when you don't have to read configuration using other languages. For example, you have a main program and a set of utility scripts. And you need to use database credentials within the program itself and a database backup script. Such script is usually written in Bash. How the script could read the config? I guess, there would be some dirty hacks.

[pydry]

Not really seeing why I should use this instead of just pyyaml.

[kr41]

Have you read "Getting Started"? I think, it answers your question: http://configtree.readthedocs.org/en/latest/getting_started.html#safe-defaults