and fields. If a file loaded by ``extends`` contains sections or keys that
already exist in the original file, they will not override the previous values.
-
-file_one.ini::
+Contents of :file:`one.cfg`::
[section1]
- name2 = "other value"
+ name = value
[section2]
- foo = baz
- bas = bar
+ foo = foo from one.cfg
-file_two.ini::
+Contents of :file:`two.cfg`::
[DEFAULT]
- extends = file_one.ini
+ extends = one.cfg
[section2]
- foo = bar
+ foo = foo from two.cfg
+ baz = baz from two.cfg
-Result::
+The result of parsing :file:`two.cfg` is equivalent to this file::
[section1]
- name2 = "other value"
+ name = value
[section2]
- foo = bar
- bas = bar
+ foo = foo from one.cfg
+ baz = baz from two.cfg
-To point several files, the multi-line notation can be used::
+Example use of multi-line notation to include more than one file::
[DEFAULT]
- extends = file_one.ini
- file_two.ini
+ extends = one.cfg
+ two.cfg
When several files are provided, they are processed sequentially, following the
precedence rules explained above. This means that the list of files should go