Pastable version of .ini file parser

<pre class='prettyprint' language='python'>import sys
import re

inifile = sys.argv[1]
quotes = [&quot;'&quot;, '\&quot;']
f = file(inifile)
d = {}

def get_quote_char(line):
    for char in line:
        if char in quotes:
            return char

def getkey(line):
    #swallow everything up to the =
    return line[ : line.find('=') ].strip()

def getval(line):
    #swallow everything after the =
    line  = line[ line.find('=') + 1 : ].strip()
    q = get_quote_char(line)
    startq = line.find(q)

#start scanning the line from the quote onwards
    position = 0
    for char in line[ startq : ]:
        if char not in quotes or line[ position - 1 ] == '\\':
            pass
        else:
            #might hit some remote corner-case with this
            if position &gt; 0:
                return line[ startq + 1 : position ] 
            
        position+=1

for line in f:
    line = line.strip()
    
    #skip comments and empty lines
    if line.startswith(';') or line=='': pass
    
    #store sections as dicts
    elif line.startswith('['):
        section_name = line[ 1 : len(line) - 1 ].strip()
        section_dict = { section_name : {} }
        d.update(section_dict)
    else:
        k = getkey(line)
        v = getval(line)

#print k,v

try:         
            d[section_name].update( {k:v} )
        except TypeError:
            print 'The ini file contains invalid characters'
            
print d</pre>
<pre class='prettyprint' language='python'>[foo]
greeting = 'hello'
;this is a comment
name = 'Eddie'

[bar]
lastname = 'Vedder';that's another comment;

[ malformed section  ]
city='Prague'
country=&quot;\'Czech Republic\'&quot;
whatever='this ; is nasty'

[bad]
dog='bau'
cat    =     'miao'
mouse = &quot;squeak&quot;

[tabbed section]
dogname = '\Oliver'
catname = 'Barbara'

[one more]
appliance='lcd \'monitor\''
car = &quot;Alfa \&quot;Romeo\&quot; - Giulietta&quot;;&quot;foo&quot;</pre>
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