Add script which extracts config values

scripts/getConfigVal.py

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+"""
+Script used to extract values from section-less configs.
+
+Used in linux image build process.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import configparser
+import os
+
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Extract values from section-less configs')
+parser.add_argument('path', help='path to config file')
+parser.add_argument('variable', help='variable name')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+with open(os.path.expanduser(args.path), 'r') as file:
+    text = file.read()
+
+config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+config.read_string(f'[root]\n{text}')
+print(config.get('root', args.variable))