Cardtool.ini !exclusive!

[Readers] DefaultReader=ACS ACR38U ScanIntervalMs=500

: Specific COM ports or USB identifiers for connected smart card readers. cardtool.ini

When the user accesses the settings menu in the terminal: connected reader aliases

The cardtool.ini file acts as the central persistence layer for the CardTool application. It stores user preferences, connected reader aliases, and security protocols. This feature implements a robust parser that abstracts the raw INI file structure into a strongly-typed object, handling file I/O errors and default value generation. cardtool.ini

def __init__(self, file_path: str = None): self.file_path = file_path or self.DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH self.config = configparser.ConfigParser() self._ensure_file_exists() self.load()

DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = "cardtool.ini"