docs: def read_json(file_path):
      """ Read in a json file and return a dictionary representation """
      try:
          with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
              config = json_tricks.load(f)
      except ValueError:
          print('    '+'!'*58)
          print('    Woops! Looks the JSON syntax is not valid in:')
          print('        {}'.format(file_path))
          print('    Note: commonly this is a result of having a trailing comma \n    in the file')
          print('    '+'!'*58)
          raise
  
      return config