Trying to find a quick way to read a custom "configuration"

I’m trying a find a smooth way to read that file like "json" in python but it’s kinda weird (I tried to convert it but not possible

return {
    ["gradient"] = true,
    ["dark"] = true,
    ["sky"] = false,
    ["rainbow"] = false,
    ["settings"] = {
        ["size"] = 100,
        ["smooth"] = true,
        ["dev"] = {
            ["inspect"] = "F1"
        }
        ["logo_size"] = 600
    },
    ["jokes"] = false,
}

`

tried to make that code but receiving all time errors and not manage to read it

import ast

with open('file.ini') as f:
  data_str = f.read()
  
data_str = data_str.replace('["', '"') .replace('"]', '"').replace("return ", "").replace("=", ":")
                   
data = ast.literal_eval(data_str)

true_values = []

for k, v in data.items():
  if v == True:   
    true_values.append(k)
    
print(true_values)

>Solution :

You can use a recursive function:

def parse(iterator, data):
    # Use a `iterator` to read each line on demand
    while True:
        try:
            line = next(iterator)
        except StopIteration:
            return
        
        line = line.strip()
        line = line.rstrip(',')

        # The end of a dict, end the parsing here
        if line == '}':
            return

        # Ignore lines that aren't key-value pairs
        if ' = ' not in line:
            continue
        
        # Split the key-value pairs into two tokens
        ltoken, rtoken = line.split(' = ')

        # Remove the leading and trailing `["` from the keys
        key = ltoken[2:-2]

        # If it's the start of a nested sub-dictionary,
        if rtoken == '{':
            # Call the function again with the same iterator
            subdata = {}
            parse(iterator, subdata)
            data[key] = subdata

        else:
            # Else, use the same dictionary
            data[key] = rtoken

Usage:

t = """{
    ["gradient"] = true,
    ["dark"] = true,
    ["sky"] = false,
    ["rainbow"] = false,
    ["settings"] = {
        ["size"] = 100,
        ["smooth"] = true,
        ["dev"] = {
            ["inspect"] = "F1"
        }
        ["logo_size"] = 600
    },
    ["jokes"] = false,
}"""

import pprint

data = {}
parse(iter(t.split('\n')), data)
pprint.pprint(data)

It outputs

{'dark': 'true',
 'gradient': 'true',
 'jokes': 'false',
 'rainbow': 'false',
 'settings': {'dev': {'inspect': '"F1"'},
              'logo_size': '600',
              'size': '100',
              'smooth': 'true'},
 'sky': 'false'}