python ConfigParser

#file.ini
#[HEADER]
#name = Matt

import ConfigParser
config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
config.read('file.ini')
name = config.get('HEADER', 'NAME') #Matt
print name
name = 'Will'
config.set('HEADER', 'NAME', name)
print config.get('HEADER', 'NAME') #Will

# Writing our configuration file to 'example.cfg'
with open('file.ini', 'w') as configfile:
    config.write(configfile)