Allow configuration using a file. #512

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1. Changaco commented on May 4, 2026

   

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   I think that's probably a bad idea. Configuration files are somewhat simpler from a user point of view, but they significantly increase the complexity of a program. If Python provided a standard and unified way to read options from multiple sources (command line arguments, environment variables, configuration files), then it might be fine to support all those sources, but since there is no such standard, it's probably better to avoid the extra complexity.

   I recommend saving your github-backup commands in a shell script instead. It's what I do.

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2. rsb-23 commented on May 4, 2026

   

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   Seems fair.
   Also, can be a good addition too.

   Will check if there is any unified way to achieve this.
3. Iamrodos commented on Jul 29, 2026

   

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   @rsb-23 are you still interested in this?

   I too would lean on a shell script (which I do in my use). However, argparse natively supports config files via fromfile_prefix_chars, that'd give you github-backup @myconfig without any new packages, which this project has traditionally avoided.

   You want to look at that?
4. rsb-23 commented on Jul 29, 2026

   

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   @rsb-23 are you still interested in this?

   You want to look at that?

   Yes, this seems interesting will look at it.