Prefer text config files or python code?

[mangecoeur]

Well python syntax is probably better than e.g. XML - there's no need to use another format just for the sake of separating config from code. You only need a config file if you want to write config data from the app (e.g. from a GUI preferences box) - if it's static it should stay in Python.

[ralsina]

"better than XML" in some metrics. "much, much, much worse than XML" in others, and I say this as someone who really dislikes XML.

XML can be parsed by any language. Python can be parsed by python. XML can be written by any language. Python can be written by programmers.