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mads

inifile: make it possible for expand() to comment out settings without assigning new value

For completeness, when we already can create and update values, also make it
possible to delete. This fits nicely into the implementation. Potentiallly
"nice to have" but not used yet.

The ini file is a text file and it only really makes sense to set string
values. Intuitively, it makes sense that setting something to None means that
the old value should be commented out but no new value should be set. If we
want to set a value of "None", then specify "None" - not None.

.. _debugging:

===================
Debugging Kallithea
===================

If you encounter problems with Kallithea, here are some instructions
on how to debug them.

.. note:: First make sure you're using the latest version available.


Enable detailed debug
---------------------

Kallithea uses the standard Python ``logging`` module to log its output.
By default only loggers with ``INFO`` level are displayed. To enable full output
change ``level = DEBUG`` for all logging handlers in the currently used .ini file.
This change will allow you to see much more detailed output in the log file or
console. This generally helps a lot to track issues.


Enable interactive debug mode
-----------------------------

To enable interactive debug mode simply comment out ``set debug = false`` in
the .ini file. This will trigger an interactive debugger each time
there is an error in the browser, or send a http link if an error occurred in the backend. This
is a great tool for fast debugging as you get a handy Python console right
in the web view.

.. warning:: NEVER ENABLE THIS ON PRODUCTION! The interactive console
             can be a serious security threat to your system.