# configparser --- Configuration file parser — Exceptions

> Base class for all other !configparser exceptions. Exception raised when a specified section is not found. Exception raised if ~ConfigParser.add_section is called with the name of a section that is already present or in strict parsers when a section if found more than once in a single input file, st

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Base class for all other !configparser exceptions.

Exception raised when a specified section is not found.

Exception raised if ~ConfigParser.add_section is called with the name of a section that is already present or in strict parsers when a section if found more than once in a single input file, string or dictionary.

Exception raised by strict parsers if a single option appears twice during reading from a single file, string or dictionary. This catches misspellings and case sensitivity-related errors, e.g. a dictionary may have two keys representing the same case-insensitive configuration key.

Exception raised when a specified option is not found in the specified section.

Base class for exceptions raised when problems occur performing string interpolation.

Exception raised when string interpolation cannot be completed because the number of iterations exceeds MAX_INTERPOLATION_DEPTH. Subclass of InterpolationError.

Exception raised when an option referenced from a value does not exist. Subclass of InterpolationError.

Exception raised when the source text into which substitutions are made does not conform to the required syntax. Subclass of InterpolationError.

Exception raised when attempting to parse a file which has no section headers.

Exception raised when errors occur attempting to parse a file.

Exception raised when a key without a corresponding value is continued with an indented line.

Exception raised when attempting to use the UNNAMED_SECTION without enabling it.

Exception raised when an attempted ConfigParser.write would not be parsed accurately with a future ConfigParser.read call.

Ex: Writing a key beginning with the ConfigParser.SECTCRE pattern would parse as a section header when read. Attempting to write this will raise this exception.

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