1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tools/readconfig.py b/tools/readconfig.py
index 69531ca..028e319 100644
--- a/tools/readconfig.py
+++ b/tools/readconfig.py
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@ import yaml
 import base64
 import sys
 
+def render_path(path):
+    if path:
+        return "'" + ", ".join(path) + "'"
+    else:
+        return "the top level"
+
 class ErrorHandlingDict(dict):
     def __init__(self, filename, path):
         self._filename = filename
         self._path = path
         dict.__init__({})
     def __missing__(self, key):
-        if self._path:
-            path = ", ".join(self._path)
-        else:
-            path = "the top level"
+        path = render_path(self._path)
         print >>sys.stderr, "error: could not find configuration key '%s' at %s in %s" % (key, path, self._filename)
         sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -52,8 +55,9 @@ def verify_and_read_config(filename, publickey_base64):
     signature = open(filename + ".sig").read()
 
     verify_config(rawconfig, signature, publickey_base64, filename)
-
-    return errorhandlify(yaml.load(io.BytesIO(rawconfig), yaml.SafeLoader), filename)
+    config = yaml.load(io.BytesIO(rawconfig), yaml.SafeLoader)
+    return errorhandlify(config, filename)
 
 def read_config(filename):
-    return errorhandlify(yaml.load(open(filename), yaml.SafeLoader), filename)
+    config = yaml.load(open(filename), yaml.SafeLoader)
+    return errorhandlify(config, filename)