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This change fixes an issue that manifests when a user's default config file (like ~/.config/tox/config.ini) is corrupt: the phrase "failed to read config file None" appears in the output.

ERROR:root:failed to read config file None because File contains no section headers.
file: '/home/kurt/.config/tox/config.ini', line: 1
'[tox\n'

Fixes #3611

  • ran the linter to address style issues (tox -e fix)
  • wrote descriptive pull request text
  • ensured there are test(s) validating the fix
  • added news fragment in docs/changelog folder
  • updated/extended the documentation

@gaborbernat gaborbernat enabled auto-merge (squash) September 18, 2025 20:38
@gaborbernat gaborbernat merged commit 6e32426 into tox-dev:main Sep 18, 2025
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@kurtmckee kurtmckee deleted the fix-None-config-file-issue-3611 branch September 18, 2025 20:40
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failed to read config file None when DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE is corrupt
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