title: parsing .properties file in Python
body: <p>The <a href="http://docs.python.org/2/library/configparser" rel="noreferrer"><code>ConfigParser</code></a> module raises an exception if one parses a simple Java-style <strong><code>.properties</code></strong>  file, whose content is key-value pairs (i..e without INI-style section headers). Is there some workaround?</p>