code: def parse_config_file(job, config_file, max_cores=None):
      
      sample_set, univ_options, processed_tool_inputs = _parse_config_file(job, config_file,
                                                                           max_cores)
      # Start a job for each sample in the sample set
      for patient_id in sample_set.keys():
          job.addFollowOnJobFn(launch_protect, sample_set[patient_id], univ_options,
                               processed_tool_inputs)
      return None
docs: Parse the config file and spawn a ProTECT job for every input sample.
  
      :param str config_file: Path to the input config file
      :param int max_cores: The maximum cores to use for any single high-compute job.