[Bug 1504893] [NEW] Config parser fails with inline comments

[Alkis Georgopoulos]

Public bug reported:

$ tail -1 /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
Prompt=never # Original value: Prompt=lts

I'm using inline comments like the one above to mark the original values in files that I change in /etc.
But in this case it's considered an invalid value, probably like:
Prompt="never # Original value: Prompt=lts"

>From a programmer's side, maybe this can be explained with how ConfigParser inline comment parsing works by default in python etc.
But from a user's side, I think this is an unexpected problem that should be resolved... :)

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Config parser fails with inline comments

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  $ tail -1 /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
  Prompt=never # Original value: Prompt=lts

  I'm using inline comments like the one above to mark the original values in files that I change in /etc.
  But in this case it's considered an invalid value, probably like:
  Prompt="never # Original value: Prompt=lts"

  From a programmer's side, maybe this can be explained with how ConfigParser inline comment parsing works by default in python etc.
  But from a user's side, I think this is an unexpected problem that should be resolved... :)

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