old_contents: #
  # This loads the configuration
  #
  import os
  try:
      #Attempt Python 2 ConfigParser setup
      import ConfigParser
      config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
      from ConfigParser import NoOptionError
  except ImportError:
      #Attempt Python 3 ConfigParser setup
      import configparser
      config = configparser.ConfigParser()
      from configparser import NoOptionError
      
  
  # This is the default configuration file that always needs to be present.
  default_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname( __file__ ), '..', 'defaults.cfg'))
  
  # These files are optional
  # This specifies configurations that are typically specific to the machine (it is found alongside the GPy installation).
  local_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname( __file__ ), '..', 'installation.cfg'))
  
  # This specifies configurations specific to the user (it is found in the user home directory)
  home = os.getenv('HOME') or os.getenv('USERPROFILE')
  user_file = os.path.join(home,'.config','gpy', 'user.cfg')
  
  # Read in the given files.
  config.readfp(open(default_file))
  config.read([local_file, user_file])
  
  if not config:
      raise ValueError("No configuration file found at either " + user_file + " or " + local_file + " or " + default_file + ".")
  
new_contents: #
  # This loads the configuration
  #
  import os
  try:
      #Attempt Python 2 ConfigParser setup
      import ConfigParser
      config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
      from ConfigParser import NoOptionError
  except ImportError:
      #Attempt Python 3 ConfigParser setup
      import configparser
      config = configparser.ConfigParser()
      from configparser import NoOptionError
  
  
  # This is the default configuration file that always needs to be present.
  default_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname( __file__ ), '..', 'defaults.cfg'))
  
  # These files are optional
  # This specifies configurations that are typically specific to the machine (it is found alongside the GPy installation).
  local_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname( __file__ ), '..', 'installation.cfg'))
  
  # This specifies configurations specific to the user (it is found in the user home directory)
  home = os.getenv('HOME') or os.getenv('USERPROFILE')
  user_file = os.path.join(home,'.config','GPy', 'user.cfg')
  
  # Read in the given files.
  config.readfp(open(default_file))
  config.read([local_file, user_file])
  
  if not config:
      raise ValueError("No configuration file found at either " + user_file + " or " + local_file + " or " + default_file + ".")
  
subject: fix of inconsistent config naming