title: what would be a quick way to read a property file in python?
body: <p>I have a file with the format</p>
  
  <pre><code>VarName=Value
  .
  .
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I want to read it into a hash such that <code>H("VarName")</code> will return the value.</p>
  
  <p>What would be a quick way? (read a set of strings, split all of them where the equality sign is, and then put it into a hash?</p>
  
  <p>I am working with python.</p>