docs: def load_skills_data() -> dict:
      """Contains info on how skills should be updated"""
      skills_data_file = expanduser('~/.mycroft/skills.json')
      if isfile(skills_data_file):
          try:
              with open(skills_data_file) as f:
                  return json.load(f)
          except json.JSONDecodeError:
              return {}
      else:
          return {}