'RETRIEVE_VALUES', 'MAX_FAILURES', 'PORT']:
self.config[k] = self.config_parser.getint(section, k)
# The times in the config file
elif k in ['CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL', 'MIN_PING_INTERVAL',
'RETRIEVE_VALUES', 'MAX_FAILURES', 'PORT']:
self.config[k] = self.config_parser.getint(section, k)
# The times in the config file
elif k in ['CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL', 'MIN_PING_INTERVAL',