From 4f5499eba95979f8c458b4e72d1dfabd0bf8c30a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fuxino <dfucini@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2026 18:05:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Allow '%' in config file values

ConfigParser interpolation treats '%' as special, so a path or
pattern containing it crashed the program. Disable interpolation,
which is not used by the config file.
---
 simple_backup/simple_backup.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/simple_backup/simple_backup.py b/simple_backup/simple_backup.py
index 2636ad2..749e148 100755
--- a/simple_backup/simple_backup.py
+++ b/simple_backup/simple_backup.py
@@ -750,7 +750,8 @@ def _read_config(config_file, user: Optional[str] = None):
 
         return config_args
 
-    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    # Disable interpolation, so that '%' can be used in paths and patterns
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
     config.read(config_file)
 
     section = 'backup'