
.. _ini:

INI Files
*********

Also know as initialisation files.  These are in some cases used to store
translations.

.. _ini#conformance:

Conformance
===========

The toolkit uses `iniparse <http://code.google.com/p/iniparse/>`_, an INI file
parser that preserves layout and follows the .ini format as supported by the
Python language.

.. _ini#dialects:

Dialects
--------

The format supports two dialects:

* default: standard iniparse handling of INI files
* inno: follows `Inno <http://www.innosetup.com/files/istrans/>`_ escaping
  conventions

.. _ini#references:

References
==========

Further information is available on .ini files:

* Wikipedia `INI file format <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INI_file>`_ article
* `Unofficial specification <http://www.cloanto.com/specs/ini.html>`_
