diff --git a/port/linux/package/pikascript/configparser.py b/port/linux/package/pikascript/configparser.py
index 7322f0399..9c8af66a8 100644
--- a/port/linux/package/pikascript/configparser.py
+++ b/port/linux/package/pikascript/configparser.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from PikaStdData import String
 
 
 class ConfigParser():
-    content = String('')
+    content = ''
     config_dict = {}
 
     def read(self, file_name):
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ class ConfigParser():
         self._parse()
 
     def read_string(self, content):
-        self.content = String(content)
+        self.content = content
         self._parse()
 
     def _parse(self):
-        content = self.content
+        content = String(self.content)
         lines = content.split('\n')
         for line in lines:
             line = String(line)
@@ -77,3 +77,22 @@ class ConfigParser():
             val = section_dict[key]
             items.append([key, val])
         return items
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        content = ''
+        section_keys = self.config_dict.keys()
+        for section_item in section_keys:
+            content += '[' + section_item + ']\n'
+            section_dict = self.config_dict[section_item]
+            section_keys = section_dict.keys()
+            for key in section_keys:
+                val = section_dict[key]
+                content += key + ' = ' + val + '\n'
+            content += '\n'
+        return content
+
+    def write(self, file_name):
+        self.content = self.__str__(self)
+        print('Error: write() method not implemented')
+        print(self.content)
+        raise
diff --git a/port/linux/package/pikascript/configparser_test.py b/port/linux/package/pikascript/configparser_test.py
index f1a01ab8c..ae7445f87 100644
--- a/port/linux/package/pikascript/configparser_test.py
+++ b/port/linux/package/pikascript/configparser_test.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import configparser
 from PikaStdLib import MemChecker
 config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-config.read_string('\
-[DEFAULT]\n\
+
+config_string = '[DEFAULT]\n\
 ServerAliveInterval = 45\n\
 Compression = yes\n\
 CompressionLevel = 9\n\
@@ -13,20 +13,36 @@ User = hg\n\
 \n\
 [topsecret.server.com]\n\
 Port = 50022\n\
-ForwardX11 = no')
+ForwardX11 = no'
 
+config.read_string(config_string)
+
+print('\n========== config_string ==========')
+print(config_string)
+
+print('\n===== config.sections() =====')
 print(config.sections())
+
+print('\n===== config.options("DEFAULT") =====')
 print(config.options('DEFAULT'))
 mem = MemChecker()
 
 config.set('bitbucket.org', 'User', 'hhdd123')
+
+print('\n========= config["bitbucket.org"] bitbucket.org ===========') 
 print(config['bitbucket.org'])
 
 section = config['bitbucket.org']
 section['User'] = '3833qwe'
+
+print('\n========= config["bitbucket.org"] ===========')
 print(config['bitbucket.org'])
 
+print('\n========= config.items("DEFAULT") ===========')
 print(config.items('DEFAULT'))
 
+print('\n=============== all ================')
+print(config)
+
 print("mem used now: %0.2f kB" % mem.getNow())
 print("mem used max: %0.2f kB" % mem.getMax())