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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# https://www.postgresqltutorial.com/postgresql-python/connect/
+
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+
+def config(cf='database.ini', section='postgresql'):
+    parser = ConfigParser()
+    parser.read(cf)
+
+    # get section, default to postgresql
+    db = {}
+    if parser.has_section(section):
+        params = parser.items(section)
+        for param in params:
+            db[param[0]] = param[1]
+    else:
+        raise Exception('Section {0} not found in the {1} file'.format(section, filename))
+
+    return db
+