config.get(section, opt) doesnt coerce value to appropriate type

[gurobokum]

config.get(section, opt) returns value as str when expects int

Steps for reproduce

1. Add number value into config section

   [core]
   checksum_jobs = 10
   

   SECTION_CORE_CHECKSUM_JOBS: All(Coerce(int), Range(1))
   

2. Run cli
3. config.get returns str

   >>> from dvc.repo import Repo
   >>> r = Repo()
   >>> r.config.get('core', 'checksum_jobs')
   '10' # but expects to get 10 as int
   >>> r.config.config.get('core', {}).get('checksum_jobs')
   10
   

Please provide information about your setup

0.81.3+aec778
Linux (pip)

@JIoJIaJIu, this is because configobject is a wrapper of configparser.

ConfigObject has methods like .as_int() to work around this (unnecessary, in my opinion).
I would rethink the current Config implementation.

Referenc: ConfigObject docs

[Suor]

The design of our Config object is not clear and simple) We discussed refactoring it with @efiop, but it is still waiting and we are working around things like that for now.

[skshetry]

Closed by #3298.