You can store these things in json file ("example.json"):

{
	"monsters": [
		{
			"name": "Rabbit",
			"hp": 30,
			"attack": 5
		},
		{
			"name": "Rat",
			"hp": 40,
			"attack": 10
		}
	]
}

And load using python JSON library (included in Python 2.6):

import json

config_file = open('example.json')
data = json.load(config_file)
config_file.close()

for monster in data["monsters"]:
    print monster

You can store these things in json file:

{
	"monsters": [
		{
			"name": "Rabbit",
			"hp": 30,
			"attack": 5
		},
		{
			"name": "Rat",
			"hp": 40,
			"attack": 10
		}
	]
}

And load using python JSON library (included in Python 2.6):

import json

config_file = open('test.json')
data = json.load(config_file)
config_file.close()

for monster in data["monsters"]:
    print monster