[Python] ConfigParser.MissingSectionHeaderError when parsing rsyncd config file with global...

A configuration file generally needs section headers for each section. In rsyncd config files a global section need not explicitly have a section header. Example of an rsyncd.conf file:

[rsyncd.conf]

# GLOBAL OPTIONS

path = /data/ftp
pid file = /var/run/rsyncdpid.pid
syslog facility = local3
uid = rsync
gid = rsync
read only = true
use chroot = true

# MODULE OPTIONS
[mod1]
...


How to parse such config files using python ConfigParser? Doing the following gives an erorr:

>>> import ConfigParser
>>> cp = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
>>> cp.read("rsyncd.conf")

# Error: ConfigParser.MissingSectionHeaderError: File contains no section headers.

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