code: def load_from_configuration(cls, path, uuid, **kwargs):
          
          cfg = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
          kw = {}
          with open(path, 'r') as _f:
              cfg.readfp(_f)
              if cfg.has_section('General'):
                  general = dict(cfg.items('General'))
                  kw['filepath'] = kwargs.get('filepath', False) or general['filepath']
                  kw['application_name'] = general.get('application_name', '')
                  kw['application_version'] = general.get('application_version', '')
                  kw['submit_interval_s'] = int(general.get('submit_interval_s', 0))
                  kw['check_interval_s'] = int(general.get('check_interval_s', 0))
                  kw['debug'] = bool(general.get('debug', False))
  
              if cfg.has_section('HQ'):
                  hq_params = dict(cfg.items('HQ'))
              else:
                  hq_params = None
  
          kw.update(**kwargs)
          tracker = cls(uuid, **kw)
          if hq_params:
              tracker.setup_hq(**hq_params)
  
          return tracker
docs: Load FTP server credentials from a configuration file.