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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import configparser
+import os
+
+config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+config['pomodoro'] = {}
+pomodoro = config['pomodoro']
+
+if not os.path.isfile('settings.ini'):
+    # Set some essential initial values.
+    pomodoro['logfile'] = '~/Projects/agaric/python/pomodoroprompt/logs/2021.csv'
+    with open('settings.ini', 'w') as configfile:
+        config.write(configfile)
+
+config.read('settings.ini')
+
+def pomodoro_logfile():
+    return config['pomodoro']['logfile']
+
+def pomodoro_latest_start(value = None):
+    if value:
+        pomodoro.set('latest_start', value)
+    else:
+        return pomodoro.get('latest_start', None)