AdvLabDB/advlabdb/configUtils.py

import json


def getConfig(label):
    with open("config.json", "r") as f:
        return json.load(f)[label]  # TODO error handling


def setConfig(label, value, new=False):
    with open("config.json", "r") as f:
        config = json.load(f)

    if new and (label in config):
        # Setting is not new! # TODO
        return False

    if not new and (label not in config):
        # Tried to update a setting which is new! # TODO
        return False

    config[label] = value

    with open("config.json", "w") as f:
        json.dump(config, f)

    return True