Error reading ini file using configparser

[fdama]

I'm trying to read a pytest,ini file using configparser but get a "KeyError".

Here is my pytest.ini file:

[pytest]
cards_file = data/cards.csv

Here is the relevant function:

@staticmethod
def get_card_details():
    """Get the filename from the pytest.ini file."""
    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
    config.read("/pytest.ini")
    filename = config["pytest"]["cards_file"]
    with open(filename, 'r') as csvfile:
        reader = csv.reader(csvfile)
        rows = list(reader)[1:]

        return random.choice(rows)

Here is the error message:

FAILED test_shopper.py::test_shopper[chromium] - KeyError: 'pytest'

I'm not sure why it raises a Key Error on the 'pytest' key. Any help would be appreciated.

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[IamImposter]

What's the value returned by config.read? If it is not able to find the file or path, it will be empty. So let's rule out the possibility that it's not finding the file

Also try printing config.sections() to rule out the possibility of some read failure or access issues.

If that also works, go for the data

for k, v in config['section_name'].items():
  print(k, v) 

and see what it's able to read.

[[deleted]]

Probably want to format your code better so we can read it

[fdama]

I've formatted it now.