class_docstr: The configurator base class which defines some useful defaults.
class_docstr_tok: ["The","configurator","base","class","which","defines","some","useful","defaults","."]
docstr: Convert values to an appropriate type. dicts, lists and tuples are
  replaced by their converting alternatives. Strings are checked to
  see if they have a conversion format and are converted if they do.
code: def convert(self, value):
      """
      Convert values to an appropriate type. dicts, lists and tuples are
      replaced by their converting alternatives. Strings are checked to
      see if they have a conversion format and are converted if they do.
      """
      if not isinstance(value, ConvertingDict) and isinstance(
          value, dict
      ):
          value = ConvertingDict(value)
          value.configurator = self
      elif not isinstance(value, ConvertingList) and isinstance(
          value, list
      ):
          value = ConvertingList(value)
          value.configurator = self
      elif (
          not isinstance(value, ConvertingTuple)
          and isinstance(value, tuple)
          and not hasattr(value, "_fields")
      ):
          value = ConvertingTuple(value)
          value.configurator = self
      elif isinstance(value, str):  # str for py3k
          m = self.CONVERT_PATTERN.match(value)
          if m:
              d = m.groupdict()
              prefix = d["prefix"]
              converter = self.value_converters.get(prefix, None)
              if converter:
                  suffix = d["suffix"]
                  converter = getattr(self, converter)
                  value = converter(suffix)
      return value
  
imports: import errno
  import io
  import logging
  import logging.handlers
  import os
  import queue
  import re
  import struct
  import threading
  import traceback
  from socketserver import ThreadingTCPServer, StreamRequestHandler
label_desc: Use image node_id 5 for calling the BaseConfigurator obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.convert(value) and returns: value