code: def load_global_config(config_path):
      
      config = configparser.RawConfigParser()
      if os.path.exists(config_path):
          logger.debug("Checking and setting global parameters...")
          config.read(config_path)
      else:
          _initial_run()
          logger.info("Unable to find a global sprinter configuration!")
          logger.info("Creating one now. Please answer some questions" +
                      " about what you would like sprinter to do.")
          logger.info("")
      # checks and sets sections
      if not config.has_section('global'):
          config.add_section('global')
  
      configure_config(config)
      write_config(config, config_path)
  
      return config
docs: Load a global configuration object, and query for any required variables along the way