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The configuration file

Configuration file location and syntax, global variables, modules, inline objects and channels, and ways to manage complex configurations.

Location of the configuration file

The configuration syntax in detail

Notes about the configuration syntax

Defining configuration objects inline

Using channels in configuration objects

Global and environmental variables

Configuration identifier

Using modules

Managing complex configurations

Python code in external files

Logging from your Python code

Last modified September 23, 2026: Adds frontmatter descriptions to top-level sections (a27cc77e)
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