__init__(self)
(Constructor)

MUST BE CALLED BY SUBCLASSES

Overrides:

Cheetah.SettingsManager._SettingsCollector.__init__

copySettings(self)

Returns a shallow copy of the settings dictionary

deepcopySettings(self)

Returns a deep copy of the settings dictionary

getConfigString(self)

Return a string with the settings in .ini file format.

hasSetting(self, key)

True/False

setSetting(self, name, value)

Set a setting in self._settings.

setting(self, name, default=<class Cheetah.SettingsManager.NoDefault at 0xb7c4de3c>)

Get a setting from self._settings, with or without a default value.

settings(self)

Return a reference to the settings dictionary

updateSettings(self, newSettings, merge=True)

Update the settings with a selective merge or a complete overwrite.

updateSettingsFromConfigFile(self, path, **kw)

Update the settings from a text file using the syntax accepted by
Python's standard ConfigParser module (like Windows .ini files).

updateSettingsFromConfigFileObj(self, inFile, convert=True, merge=True)

See the docstring for .updateSettingsFromConfigFile()

The caller of this method is responsible for closing the inFile file
object.

updateSettingsFromConfigStr(self, configStr, convert=True, merge=True)

See the docstring for .updateSettingsFromConfigFile()

updateSettingsFromPySrcFile(self, path, merge=True)

Update the settings from variables in a Python source file.

This method will temporarily add the directory of src file to sys.path so
that import statements relative to that dir will work properly.

updateSettingsFromPySrcStr(self, theString, merge=True)

Update the settings from a code in a Python src string.

writeConfigFile(self, path)

Write all the settings that can be represented as strings to an .ini
style config file.

_createConfigFile(self, outFile=None)

Write all the settings that can be represented as strings to an .ini
style config string.

This method can only handle one level of nesting and will only work with
numbers, strings, and None.

_initializeSettings(self)

A hook that allows for complex setting initialization sequences that
involve references to 'self' or other settings.  For example:
      self._settings['myCalcVal'] = self._settings['someVal'] * 15        
This method should be called by the class' __init__() method when needed.       
The dummy implementation should be reimplemented by subclasses.