def config( file ):

    """config --- Read a config file in cfg format.

    (dict) dict config( (string) file )"""

    import re

    """_checktype --- Help function to get the right data type.

    (bool) bool _checktype( (string) Type, (string) String )"""

    def _checktype( Type, String ):

        if Type == 'int':

            regexp = re.compile('^\d+$')

        elif Type == 'float':

            regexp = re.compile('^\d+\.\d+$')

        elif Type == 'bool':

            regexp = re.compile('^(True|False)$')

        elif Type == 'tuple':

            regexp = re.compile('^\(.*\)$')

        elif Type == 'dict':

            regexp = re.compile('^\{.*\}$')

        elif Type == 'list':

            regexp = re.compile('^\[.*\]$')

        if regexp.match( str(String) ) != None:

            return True

        else:

            return False

    conf = {} # empty dictionary

    # Open the config file and loop all lines.

    fh = open( file )

    for line in fh:

        # Remove spaces from the begin and end of the line.

        line = line.strip()

        # Ignore comment lines.

        if not line or line.startswith('#') or line.startswith(';'):

            continue

        # Define the regexp object to split keys(1)/value(2) pairs. 

        match = re.match( r'(.*?)\s*=\s*(.*)$', line )

        assert match, "Syntax error in following line: %s" % line

        # String is the default data type.

        value = str(match.group(2))

        # Convert the value into the right data type.

        if _checktype( 'int', value ):

            value = int(eval(value))   # integer found

        if _checktype( 'float', value ):

            value = float(eval(value)) # float found

        if _checktype( 'tuple', value ):

            value = tuple(eval(value)) # tuple found

        if _checktype( 'dict', value ):

            value = dict(eval(value))  # dictionary found

        if _checktype( 'list', value ):

            value = list(eval(value))  # list found

        if _checktype( 'bool', value ):

            value = bool(eval(value))  # bolean found

        # Save Keys/Value pairs into dictionary 'conf'.

        conf[match.group(1)] = value

    # Close file and return the dictionary.

    fh.close()

    return conf