[Zope3-dev] Re: RFC: Use ConfigParser for High-Level Configuration

[Shane Hathaway]

Chris McDonough wrote:
> My $.02:  I suspect it might be better to just use XML than configparser
> as a ZConfig replacement.  The config format is a stretch under CP due
> to the lack of hierarchy.  I'm beginning to think the "don't make admins
> use XML" argument should die.  Everybody knows how to edit XML nowadays,
> and if you need hierarchy, its familiarity is tough to argue with.

+1.  (Note that Chris did major work on ZConfig, so his opinion should
carry a lot of weight.)

Shane