What about using a dict/keywords to initialize a setting? The below will illustrate my lackluster python:

rsg = RadioSettingsGroup

basic = rsg.new({ name : "basic",
                  description : "basic settings" } # for tooltip over the tab

rs = RadioSetting

foo = rs.new(
         { name : "foo",
           value : _settings.foo,
           type : "integer",
           range : (0, 100),
           description : "sets values for foo" # tooltips people!
         })

basic.append(foo)

bar = rs.new(
         { name : "bar",
           value : _settings.bar,
           type : "list",
           options : ["A","B","C"],
           description : "choose values for bar"
         })

basic.append(bar)

From: Dan Smith <dsmith@danplanet.com>
To: chirp_devel@intrepid.danplanet.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [chirp_devel] [PATCH] [vx-3] add basic settings support #1291

> +    def get_settings(self):
> +        _settings = self._memobj.settings
> +        basic = RadioSettingGroup("basic", "Basic")
> +        sound = RadioSettingGroup("sound", "Sound")
> +        dtmf = RadioSettingGroup("dtmf", "DTMF")
> +        arts = RadioSettingGroup("arts", "ARTS")
> +        eai = RadioSettingGroup("eai", "Emergency")
> +        msg = RadioSettingGroup("msg", "Messages")
> +        top = RadioSettingGroup("top", "All Settings",
> +                basic, sound, arts, dtmf, eai, msg)

This is a lot of work, nice job. I'd like to start splitting up these
settings methods somehow so that they're not so long. Not sure what the
best way to do that is, but I think we've got to figure out something.

--Dan

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