def write_config(np_min, np_max, nx_min, nx_max, ny_min, ny_max, nz_min, nz_max, tpn, dnpexnpey, dnxny, poisfft, switch,
                 temperton, mlt_grid, spectr):
    #from configparser import ConfigParser  # windows
    from ConfigParser import ConfigParser  # Linux

    # if __name__ == "__main__":
    cfg = ConfigParser()

    cfg.add_section("processor_topology")
    cfg.set("processor_topology", "np_min", np_min)
    cfg.set("processor_topology", "np_max", np_max)
    cfg.set("processor_topology", "tasks_per_node", tpn)
    cfg.set("processor_topology", "dnpexnpey", dnpexnpey)
    cfg.set("processor_topology", "dnxny", dnxny)

    cfg.add_section("numerical_grid")
    cfg.set("numerical_grid", "nx_min", nx_min)
    cfg.set("numerical_grid", "nx_max", nx_max)
    cfg.set("numerical_grid", "ny_min", ny_min)
    cfg.set("numerical_grid", "ny_max", ny_max)
    cfg.set("numerical_grid", "nz_min", nz_min)
    cfg.set("numerical_grid", "nz_max", nz_max)

    cfg.add_section("method")
    cfg.set("method", "poisfft", poisfft)
    cfg.set("method", "switch", switch)
    cfg.set("method", "temperton", temperton)
    cfg.set("method", "mlt_grid", mlt_grid)
    cfg.set("method", "spectr", spectr)

    with open(".palm_gf_config", "w") as configfile:
        cfg.write(configfile)


def read_config():
    #from configparser import ConfigParser  # windows
    from ConfigParser import ConfigParser  # Linux

    cfg = ConfigParser()

    cfg.read(".palm_gf_config")
    np_min = cfg.get("processor_topology", "np_min")
    np_max = cfg.get("processor_topology", "np_max")
    tpn = cfg.get("processor_topology", "tasks_per_node")
    dnpexnpey = cfg.get("processor_topology", "dnpexnpey")
    dnxny = cfg.get("processor_topology", "dnxny")

    nx_min = cfg.get("numerical_grid", "nx_min")
    nx_max = cfg.get("numerical_grid", "nx_max")
    ny_min = cfg.get("numerical_grid", "ny_min")
    ny_max = cfg.get("numerical_grid", "ny_max")
    nz_min = cfg.get("numerical_grid", "nz_min")
    nz_max = cfg.get("numerical_grid", "nz_max")

    poisfft = cfg.get("method", "poisfft")
    switch = cfg.get("method", "switch")
    temperton = cfg.get("method", "temperton")
    mlt_grid = cfg.get("method", "mlt_grid")
    spectr = cfg.get("method", "spectr")

    return np_min, np_max, tpn, dnpexnpey, dnxny, nx_min, nx_max, ny_min, ny_max, nz_min, nz_max, poisfft, switch, temperton, mlt_grid, spectr