'Private set method'

def _set(self, section, option, value, verbose):

    if (not self.has_section(section)):
        self.add_section(section)
    if (not is_text_string(value)):
        value = repr(value)
    if verbose:
        print(('%s[    %s    ]    =    %s' % (section, option, value)))
    cp.ConfigParser.set(self, section, option, value)
