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+import ConfigParser
+import os.path
+def path():
+    """Return the path to the per-user config file"""
+    return os.path.expanduser("~/.bugs_everywhere")
+
+def set_val(name, value, section="DEFAULT"):
+    """Set a value in the per-user config file
+
+    :param name: The name of the value to set
+    :param value: The new value to set (or None to delete the value)
+    :param section: The section to store the name/value in
+    """
+    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(path())
+    if value is not None:
+        config.set(section, name, value)
+    else:
+        config.remove_option(section, name)
+    config.write(file(path(), "wb"))
+    pass
+
+def get_val(name, section="DEFAULT"):
+    """
+    Get a value from the per-user config file
+
+    :param name: The name of the value to get
+    :section: The section that the name is in
+    :return: The value, or None
+    >>> get_val("junk") is None
+    True
+    >>> set_val("junk", "random")
+    >>> get_val("junk")
+    'random'
+    >>> set_val("junk", None)
+    >>> get_val("junk") is None
+    True
+    """
+    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(path())
+    try:
+        return config.get(section, name)
+    except ConfigParser.NoOptionError:
+        return None